18
Oct
I recently spent an afternoon digging through the Nicholas Slonimsky Collection at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC to see if I could find evidence of correspondence between Ernie Stires and his beloved mentor. I was pleased to locate a folder which contained several items. Included with one of Ernie’s letters to Slonimsky was [...]
Tags: Ernie Stires, Library of Congress, Middlebury College, Nicholas Slonimsky, Stephanie Rogers
18
Jun
” Every child should have an opportunity to learn to play some musical instrument and should be taught to sing. All schools, including the lower grades, should have teachers of music of high standard. For children with special aptitude for music, more intensive teaching should be provided, including the study of the counterpoint [...]
Tags: Early Childhood Education, Ernie Stires, Lifelong learning, Louise Homer, MusicianCorps, My Wife and I, Progressive Education, Sidney Homer
4
Jun
“My muse is a combination of Tallulah Bankhead and Bette Davis,” he drawls. “She smokes and she drinks and she’s sore [...]
Tags: Bette Davis, Composing, Ernie Stires, Inspiration, Muse, Ruth Horowitz, Seven Days, Tallulah Bankhead, Vermont
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