I remember him with much love and more than a little reverence as my friend, mentor, and colleague. He was a musical and humanitarian giant whose intellect was matched only by his love for what music does, and by his incredible wife, Jorja Fleezanis. His kind being and guidance will be missed in ways I cannot at this time even begin to fathom.

I consider it one of the highest artistic compliments I ever got, when upon looking at a season I’d programmed for the American Radio Chamber Orchestra, he turned to me and, with much emphasis on the first word in the sentences, said “I’d buy a subscription.”