Kim DeVenne, guitarist Chris Fossek, Lynn Kirst, Linda Williams, and Chrissy Neuhauser (photo by Priscilla)
Rodney Gustafson greeted by Leila Drake Fossek, and Fossek fans Nicole Thompson and Meghan Buddy at the Biltmore launch gala (photo by Priscilla)
Jonathan Bishop, Chris Toomey, and Cristy Candler (photo by Monie Photography)
in his musical compositions, which range from flamenco to classical. Two years ago, Chris even featured in a Ralph Lauren advertisement when famed Vanity Fair photographer Bruce Weber was shooting a campaign on the beach opposite the Coral Casino and asked him to participate. Turning out for the delightful musical melée were Daniel Gibbings, Robert and Alex Nourse, Ron and Jill Dexter, Setenay Osman, Deise Mendonca and Mauricio Vera, Rodney Gustafson, Gary McKenzie, Frank and Amahl Drake, and Scott and Amber Rouleau.
as we look to a bright future” as a montage of photos of distinguished alumni and performers was featured on a stage-size screen. Among the tony torrent were many world-class figures including Marilyn Horne, Lotte Lehmann, Arnold Schoenberg, Grace Bumbry, Itzhak Perlman, Cynthia Phelps, Jerry Lowenthal, Donald McInnes, Glenn Dicterow, Emanuel Bay, and Marni Nixon, who dubbed Audrey Hepburn’s voice in the multi-Oscar winning delight My Fair Lady, as well as Deborah Kerr in The King and I, and Natalie Wood in West Side Story. This season, which features the Donizetti opera The Elixir of Love, will also mark the academy becoming an all-Steinway institution with 55 instruments in “the fleet,” 51 grands, and four uprights, revealed Patrick Posey, vice president of artistic planning. Attendees got a sneak-peek when tenor Josh Wheeker sang Una Fortiva Lagrima from the work, with Serbian Milena Gligic on piano. Chopin’s Mazurka in A minor with Italian pianist Jacopo Giacopuzzi, who recently
Renee Shows the Way The Music Academy of the West is celebrating its 70th anniversary in grand style with legendary American soprano Renee Fleming teaching at the oceanside Miraflores campus and participating in the popular performance-packed June through August summer festival. President Scott Reed outlined the extensive program, with more than 200 events, at a Council of Contributors reception for 150 guests at Hahn Hall that he described as “the opportunity MontJournal_March29th'17:Layout 1 3/23/17 1:42 PM Page 1 to recognize our distinguished past MISCELLANY Page 324
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