Death of French composer, 83
mainThe Iraqi-born Paul Mefano died today in Paris.
A student of Milhaud and Boulez, he somehow sidestepped the style wars. In 1972 he founded the Ensemble 2e2m and conducted it in more than 500 works by young composers.
Paul Mefano was a marvelous person, a unique musician. But he wasn’t the guy on this photo…