1978

Once again I am indebted to Brooks Clark, whose long tenure as class secretary and now newsletter editor keeps him well-in formed and me well-supplied with '78 news. Brooks recently forwarded the following from Park Dougherty:

'After graduation I made a film about my great-uncle, Celius Dougherty. Twenty-five years later I'm still on the case, now as a promoter of his opera, art songs and folk arrangements. This May marks a milestone in the campaign to bring his wonderful music back from the grave—i.e. permanently out of print. G. Schirmer will be releasing two editions of Celius Dougherty: FolkSongs and Chanties, one for high voice and piano, one for low voice and piano. In April Schirmer released Celius Dougherty: 30 Art Songs. In addition to these publications of 48 songs, there will be 11 performances of his opera for children, Many Moons, at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston, South Carolina, May 29 to June 7. Come on down! Charleston during Spoleto is tough to top!

"Details on these publications and performances—including one by me on May 30th are provided at www.celiusdougherty.org. Along the way I got to visit with Joan McGivern, who's an attorney with ASCAE The last time I had seen her was on the set of the gripping video docu- drama, Men & Girls, which premiered in Hanover in May of 1979."

www.celiusdougherty.org

I had the chance to catch up with Pierre Kirch last month while visiting my daughter Lindsay in France. Pierre divides his time between Brussels and Paris, where he practices law (I wonder why lawyers "practice"). Barbara Dau Southwell and I were in New York City for the spring meeting of the board of overseers for the Hood Museum and Hopkins Center. The Hoods spectacular exhibit, "Coming of Age in Ancient Greece," is now in Cincinnati and will open at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles in September. If you have the opportunity to see it at either venue, you will not be disappointed. Take the entire family. Meanwhile, we were treated to a preview of the 2004-2005 season at the Hop—I don't know if their programming has improved or my tastes have broadened (the latter is certainly true), but I wish I were able to take advantage of all these two institutions have to offer.

I hope some of you will follow Brooks' lead and send me news!

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