The death has been announced of Cynthia Jolly, a member of Zoltan Kodaly’s study circle in Hungary and a part-time soprano singer. She was 94.
The Telegraph reports that she enjoyed a long relationship with the Dutch conductor Maurits Sillem.
The Mozart concerto due to be played three…
The Manhattan School of Music this morning quietly…
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A renowned soprano in her time, and a great vocal teacher who produced many successful pupils.
RIP.
I was always amused by something I heard her say once at a masterclass: “In the final category, you are supposed to perform music by a contemporary composer. This doesn’t just mean that they are still alive – it is supposed to be contemporary music. What I mean is (waving her finger at participants)… NO QUILTER!”
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A wonderful teacher/mentor/great friend. Deeply missed and loved. I still refer back to her teaching when she started me on my singing journey when I was 15 (1980)