Helene Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 (Keith) Lamar Alsop, the longtime NYCB Orchestra concertmaster, has died at age 85. His wife, Ruth, who played for the NYCB Orchestra for over half a century, died 10 days ago. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/09/arts/music/k-lamar-alsop-violinist-and-ballet-concertmaster-dies-at-85.html Rest in peace, Mr. and Mrs. Alsop, and deepest sympathy to daughter Marin Alsop and the rest of their family. Link to comment
sandik Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 I'm so slow -- I didn't realize Marin Alsop was their daughter. How hard it must be, to lose both parents so close together. Link to comment
Kathleen O'Connell Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 I'm so slow -- I didn't realize Marin Alsop was their daughter. How hard it must be, to lose both parents so close together. I never made that connection either! Rest in Peace. Link to comment
Helene Posted February 11, 2014 Author Share Posted February 11, 2014 Marin Alsop said in an interview this summer, when she became the first woman to close the BBC Proms, that her parents encouraged her to become a conductor as soon as she expressed interest in it, and her father especially told her to not limit her expectations because she was female. Link to comment
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