Commencement Concert at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall in May 1990. Performed by me with original cadenza composed by Dennis Michel and me. Transferred from VHS recording - Sorry about the quality.
I dedicated the performance to my former mentor Sherman Walt. He was a legendary bassonist who met a tragic death only months after retiring from thirty-eight years as Principal Bassonist with the Boston Symphony Orchstra. I was the last student to see him on October 28, 1989. After my lesson that day, I was waiting at the Beethoven statue for a rehearsal when he walked by and slapped my on the shoulder as he exited the building for the last time.
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