[silence] Betty Freeman, 1921-2009

[Kraig Grady]

She told me once that the most important artist she thought she had ever 
supported was Harry Partch.


/^_,',',',_ //^ /Kraig Grady_ ^_,',',',_
Mesotonal Music from:
_'''''''_ ^North/Western Hemisphere:  
North American Embassy of Anaphoria Island <http://anaphoria.com/>

_'''''''_ ^South/Eastern Hemisphere:
Austronesian Outpost of Anaphoria <http://anaphoriasouth.blogspot.com/>

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David Badagnani wrote:
> Some sad news today:  the greatest American patron of new music in 
> recent decades, Betty Freeman, has passed away January 4, 2009, at the 
> age of 87.
>
> She had largely impeccable taste in new music and supported composers 
> working in a wide variety of styles such as Cage, Lou Harrison, Harry 
> Partch, La Monte Young, Harrison Birtwistle, and Steve Reich.
>
> Obituaries:
> http://www.artsjournal.com/slippeddisc/2009/01/betty_freeman_rip.html
> http://www.abouttheimage.com/4019/remembering_betty_freeman_photographer_patron_of_the_arts/author2/
>
> Brief biography:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Freeman
>
> Did anyone on this list know her and have any stories to share?
>
> --
> David Badagnani
> Kent, Ohio
> USA
>
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