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Georgianna Moe

src=”http://music.berkeley.edu/files/2015/04/Moe_Georgianne-cr.jpg” alt=”Georgianna Moe” width=”225″ height=”310″ align=”right” />Georgianna Moe, widow of the late Professor Lawrence Moe, passed away at St. Paul Towers on April 7, 2015. Through the years Georgie hosted many gatherings of department faculty and friends at their home in Berkeley and invited many a newly-arrived colleague or graduate student for a meal on … Continue Reading »

Lawrence Henry Moe (1917-2013)

Lawrence Henry Moe, who was the University Organist Emeritus, passed away on September 14, 2013 in Oakland. The U.C. Berkeley Professor of Music and University Organist obtained his Bachelor and Masters in Music from Northwestern and Masters of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy from Harvard before coming to U.C. Berkeley in 1957. In 2007, Hertz … Continue Reading »

Remembering Helen Farnsworth (1914–2014)

Between 1939 and 2005, the Music Department had just two managers, Helen Farnsworth and myself. We saw the Department through decades of change in the University, the workplace, and the world. The music was the constant, and the challenges of maintaining ambitious and increasingly complex and diverse programs were easily eclipsed by the rewards. A … Continue Reading »

Madeline Duckles (1915-2013)

Madeline Duckles, wife of Music Librarian Vincent Duckles, passed away at the age of 98 on November 23, 2013 in Santa Rosa, CA. A gracious presence in the Music Department for years, Madeline was also a peace activist and an outspoken critic of the Vietnam War. She was a member of the Women’s International League … Continue Reading »

Piero Bellugi (1924-2012)

Piero Bellugi, composer and conductor, passed away in June of this year at the age of 87. Visitor of the department in 1963-64, Bellugi found an immense satisfaction in passing on his lifetime experience as a conductor and musician to the younger generation of conductors by giving seminars and workshops in interpretation and conducting techniques … Continue Reading »

Lydia (Lee) Lecraw (1914-2012)

Lydia Lecraw, featured as our “alum in the spotlight” in the 2007 edition of our newsletter, passed away in September of this year at the age of 97. Ms. Lecraw received her BA in Music in 1938, and went on to become a beloved elementary school teacher, featured in the “Teachers Count” campaign as the … Continue Reading »

In Memoriam, Steven Stucky

Leading American Composer Steven Stucky died on February 14, 2016 at age 66 in Ithaca, New York. He served on the faculty at Cornell University, Eastman School of Music and the Juilliard School and served residencies at a number of leading international conservatories – including the Beijing Central Conservatory, Shanghai Conservatoire, Cleveland Institute of Music, Curtis … Continue Reading »

Jane Michiko Imamura (1920-2011)

Jane Michiko Imamura, who was in charge of the music practice studios at UC Berkeley’s Department of Music during the late 1950s and 1960s, died December 26 at her Berkeley home of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. A memorial service was held January 7 at the Berkeley Buddhist Temple. She was married to the late Reverend … Continue Reading »

In Memoriam: Wye (Wendy) Jamison Allanbrook (1943-2010)

Wendy was born on March 15, 1943, in Hagerstown, Maryland, and passed away on July 15, 2010, from cancer. She graduated from Vassar College with a degree in classics. She earned a Ph.D. in music history from Stanford University in 1974. Her doctoral dissertation became the basis for the book Rhythmic Gesture in Mozart (University … Continue Reading »

16th Annual Elizabeth Elkus Memorial Noon Concert

Thanks to the generous support of the Elkus Family and many friends, the Department of Music continues to maintain its tradition of excellence and accessibility to a wide range of musical performances made possible through the Elizabeth Elkus Noon Concert Fund. Elizabeth Elkus was the wife of Albert Elkus, longtime University Orchestra conductor starting in … Continue Reading »

Ernest Bloch Honored

The Department of Music honored a Berkeley professor, composer and important figure in American music, Ernest Bloch (1880-1959), on the 50th anniversary of his death, with a series of events, including a symposium and concert of his works on October 10, 2009, and a performance competition on October 5, 2009. The symposium featured scholars Davitt … Continue Reading »