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Composer Ned Rorem

Ned Rorem turned 85 last week - and I’ll be 95% of the classical music world didn’t even know.  I have a little bit of a reason to know, since I have several good friends that studied with him at the Curtis Institute, but it’s a shame that he’s not gotten more recognition in the form of performances on such an auspicious birthday (and how many 85 year old composers do you know who have their own MySpace page?). [Read more →]