Canadian musicians have written in to inform us of the death of Neil Crory, an influential producer at CBC but, more than that, a guide to artists at a delicate stage in their development.
Michael Vincent has written a lovely tribute here.
The energy executive Alfred Glancy III, chairman of the Detroit Symphony in the precarious 1990s, has died at 80.
He balanced the books, professionalised the business, revitalised the physical surroundings and, after he stepped down as chairman in 1998, just carried on giving.
Every orchestra needs a chair like Alfred Glancy III.
Read more here.
