Class Notes Ed Mason ‘51 with granddaughter Brid McLaughlin and wife Margaret Mason
Michael Nesbit ‘10, Meredith Bosco ‘08, and Dan Slavin ‘11
Diana Chace ‘67 and John Barbera ‘62
moniker ‘gentle giant’ as applied to Mark; the quote he chose for his yearbook page now seems prophetic in hindsight—‘People are like stained glass windows…they glow and sparkle when it’s sunny and bright; but when the sun goes down their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within….’ With George, my strongest memory of him was when he participated in the 1977 drama production of the musical My Fair Lady as one of Alfred P. Doolittle’s cronies.
Jen Acker, Tim Parks ‘01, and Mike Doherty ‘00
“I’ve been married to Sandra for 25 years. Daughter Emilija graduated from Wheaton College with a degree in Film and New Media Studies. Generally, I [still] maintain an annual concert schedule averaging 150 performances of 100 different programs. Currently in my 28th season as keyboardist (and other odds and ends) with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc.; toured Europe in late summer 2015 with Andris Nelsons— made my first visits to Salzburg, Vienna, and Milan on that trip. The Boston Pops has been regularly presenting one or two special film screenings annually with the orchestra performing the score live—recent titles include Home Alone, The Wizard of Oz, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Back to the Future.
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“Now in my 20th year with the Rivers School Conservator (Weston, MA) performing student recitals and various instrumental workshops. The Concord Chamber Music Society has kept me on the roster for 17 years.
February 16, 2017 Dobbs Ferry Restaurant Photos by Cindy Chew Steven Gordon ‘89, Holly Coombs ‘90, and Paul Johnson ‘90
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Natasha Sommerfeld ‘04, Dan Oshima ‘06, Sam Duboff ‘06, and Nicole Johnson ‘08
“I made my third annual trip to Barbados, performing with the Classical Pops All-Star Orchestra conducted by Thomas Wilkins. Various other chamber music endeavors in the past few years include appearances with the West Stockbridge (MA) Chamber Players, The Studio 7 Trio (NY), Moving West Repertory Dance, Tom Gold Dance (NY) troupe, Boston Artists Ensemble, Philbrick Trio, Sarasota (FL) Musica Viva, and the Boston Symphony Chamber Players. “I also participated in playing orchestra keyboard with the Portland Symphony (ME), the Rhode Island Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, and the Boston Landmarks Orchestra. Performed Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue for the first time with the Wellesley Symphony Orchestra (Max Hobart, conductor) in February 2015.
“Other unusual performances include a live rendition of Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezin, a screening of Murnau’s 1922 silent horror film Nosferatu, with a composite film score by eight students from Berklee College of Music, and a CCMS program featuring chamber music by Peter Schickele (of PDQ Bach fame), with the composer narrating his own take on The Emperor’s New Clothes. “By the time this goes to press, I will have participated in a soundtrack recording session with several BSO members for a documentary about the Boston Marathon. I believe the completed film is scheduled for a mid-April release. Boston Pops is producing a John Williams Tribute CD— excerpts from Star Wars Episode VII have already been recorded.” Recent CD releases: Viktor Kalabis—Music for Clarinet and Horn (Terezin Music Foundation), Invocation—with Linda Bento-Rei, flute; works by Schickele, Jolivet, Janacek, and Mike Mower; Under Stalin’s Shadow—Boston Symphony/ Andris Nelsons; Shostakovich Symphonies #5, #8, and #9 (Deutsche Grammophon) [Grammy nominated for Best Orchestral Performance]. “Still hoping to hear from the following alums: Peter McKinney, William Dowd, and Kristen Walter ’79.”
1979
Class Secretary: Jon R. Pressman 203-856-8879 pressco4@aol.com Trish McCarthy Bleau (Atlanta, GA) writes, “Kristen Quigley Coe and I enjoyed a fantastic trip across the pond to England and Scotland last October. Highlights included wonderful visits with Binney Hare Peabody and Paul Mitchell!”
1980
Class Secretaries: Randi (Stempler) Chen 408-395-5443 teamchen@comcast.net Cathleen (Howard) Holmes 508-358-0815 chholmes@verizon.net Jane (Coles) Ryter 617-823-2550 janecoles@aol.com
1981
Class Secretary: Suzanne (Balise) Holmes 781-894-3221 suziholmes@verizon.net
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x 1 x Trish McCarthy Bleau ’79, Kristen Quigley Coe ’79, and Paul Mitchell ’79 had a great visit in London. x 2 x Kristen, Trish, and Binney Hare Peabody ’79 enjoy a visit in Cambridge.
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