BRATTLEBORO — A note of appreciation to Larrimore C. Crockett for his article on Blanche Moyse [“Blanche Moyse's life lessons: An appreciation,” The Commons, Feb. 16]. It was one of the most beautiful tributes I've ever read - so much so that I'm saving it to read again from time to time, to refresh my own habits and actions.
Thank you so much, Mr. Crockett.
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Yellow Barn's 48th summer season continues with a full weekend of events, from three concerts to Saturday's master class and pre-concert discussion, to lunch and open rehearsals with musicians on campus at the Greenwood School. The weekend opens on Thursday, July 13, at 8 p.m. in the Big Barn. The evening begins with Franz Joseph Haydn's Piano Trio in E-flat Major, followed by Max Reger's String Sextet in F Major. The musical landscape blossoms from Furrer to Schnittke, finally concluding...
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