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Melinda Bargreen, a Seattle-based writer and composer, was classical music critic for the
Seattle Times from 1977 to 2008. She is the author of
50 Years of Seattle Opera.
List of contents
Introduction
THE MAESTROS
Milton Katims: The Toscanini Protégé
Rainer Miedel and Cordelia Wikarski Miedel: The Maestro and the Maestra
Gerard Schwarz: The Consummate Music Director
Ludovic Morlot: The Symphonic Innovator
Peter Er¿s: The Old-School Maestro
Vilem Sokol: The Patron Saint Of The Podium
Stephen Stubbs: The Early-Music Innovator
George Shangrow: The People's Maestro
Resident Conductors: The Vital Links in the Music Community
THE IMPRESARIOS
Glynn Ross: The Bantam of the Opera
Speight Jenkins: The Ring Master
Toby Saks: The Impresaria
Louis Richmond: The Chamber Orchestra Pathfinder
THE VIRTUOSI
Béla Siki: The Elegant Stylist
John Cerminaro: The Man With The Golden Horn
Randolph Hokanson: The Old Master
Silvia Kind: The Free Spirit Of The Harpsichord
Eva Heinitz: The Greatest Gambist
Robin McCabe: The Keyboard Diplomat
Ronald Phillips: The Consummate Clarinetist
Craig Sheppard: The Classicist Of The Ivories
THE COMPOSERS
Alan Hovhaness: The Composer of the Mountains
William Bolcom: The Compositional Innovator
Samuel Jones: The Harmony Seeker
THE POWER BROKERS AND PATRONS
William and Ruth Gerberding: The Couple Who Made Things Happen
William Bain, Jr.: The Architect Of The Boardroom
Hans Lehmann: The Renaissance Man
Samuel N. Stroum: The Mover And Shaker
Deborah (Card) Rutter: The Power Behind The Podium
Sam and Gladys Rubinstein: The Key Advisors
Buster and Nancy Alvord: The Practical Donors
Jerry and Lenore Hanauer: The Imaginative Operaphiles
John and Laurel Nesholm: The Activists For The Arts
Charles Simonyi: The Genius Philanthropist
Jack and Becky Benaroya: The Ultimate Benefactors
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Sources
Index
About the author
Melinda Bargreen
