Former Senior Vice-President, Boosey & Hawkes

Sylvia Goldstein photo by NewMusicBox

While working to find a place for his own music in the repertoire, Aaron Copland always had time for others. One incident involving the program for a concert he was to conduct at Carnegie Hall comes to mind. The composer of a listed symphony was unknown to me or others in the office. When asked about the work, Aaron replied that the composer had been writing music for forty years and never had had an opportunity to hear his work played by a good orchestra. Aaron added "I think we owe him that."

·Samuel Adler

·John Duffy

·Sylvia Goldstein

·Patrick Hardish

·Vivian Perlis

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