Showing posts with label obituary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label obituary. Show all posts

Sunday, September 17, 2017

Remembering Brenda Lewis

Brenda Lewis passed away on Saturday in her home in Westport, CT.  She was born on March 2, 1921.  After a long and critically acclaimed career singing and acting on Broadway and, among others, at City Opera and the Metropolitan Opera, she was a professor of voice and acting at Hartt.


Here is the obituary that appeared in the NY Times.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/16/arts/music/brenda-lewis-dead-opera-soprano.html

Saturday, September 14, 2013

Remembering Two Former Hartt Professors

We have recently learned that two former Hartt professors have passed away - Robert Hess, vocal coach, and Edward Miller, composition. 

Condolences to their family and friends.

An obituary for Prof. Miller can be found here.

Friday, June 7, 2013

Paul Olefsky Obituary - Hartt Cello Prof.

The link below is for the obituary of former Hartt faculty member Paul Olefsky.  Prof. Olefsky taught cello at Hartt in the 1960s and 70s.  He passed away on June 1, 2013.

http://wcfish.tributes.com/show/Paul-Olefsky-95933605