Richard Westenburg

[papeetepatrick]

I didn't know him personally, but did sing in the Juilliard Chorus conducted by him when we sang a Haydn Mass. I remember very well how he was able to pull the performance into something way beyond anything that had even remotely occurred in our rehearsals. It was quite a magical sensation, that performance, and this made up for the fact that we all hated to attend Chorus and some got F's for not going. That same year, his assistant conducted us in the Faure 'Requiem' and this was much better in rehearsals, just dissipating once we got on stage; I could barely stay awake.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/21/arts/mus...?ref=obituaries

[dirac]

Just a quick thank you for posting the obit and sharing the story.