Lydia Whitney Foundation Donates Musical Score to CHS

The public is invited to a presentation by the Lydia Whitney Foundation, Inc. of the classical music score, Waterloo's Bridje, to the Connecticut Historical Society, One Elizabeth St. in Hartford on Sunday, June 16 from 1-2 p.m. Composed by Russian Guennady Alexseevich Vavilov, popularly known as the world's greatest living classical composer, the musical score shows notation as it was learned in musical schools in Moscow and St. Petersburg in the past century. It is now a rare notational form of composition.

Vavilov, one of the last composers of Stalin's time, was the sponsored musician in 1998 of the Lydia Whitney Foundation, Inc. at the Bushnell in Hartford. Hailed as a world treasure, composer Vavilov spent five weeks in the U.S. in 1998. He entertained audiences at the Veterans Home and Hospital in Rocky Hill, the Hartford Piano Society and the Torrington Historical Society, and played for students and friends of Beyer Music in Torrington, international guests and friends from the west coast at Hill-Stead Museum, and at a private party at the Mark Twain House. The composer played at Durgin Park in Boston and conducted two master classes, one at Lincoln Theatre at the University of Hartford. Governor Rowland and Mayor Mike Peters both issued proclamations celebrating the talented composer's visit.

The presentation to the Connecticut Historical Society will be made by Carol M. Whitney, Executive Director of the Lydia Whitney Foundation. Aaron Wartner, Director of Marketing and Publicity, is accepting the memorabilia and musical score for CHS. Fostering and fathering musical and artistic endeavors, the Lydia Whitney Foundation is holding a reception with light refreshments, a silent auction, and a demonstration of making "modern classical cinnamon pear torte." Friends and participants also will have the opportunity to tour the fine exhibits at Connecticut Historical Society. There is no fee for attending, although donations to the Lydia Whitney Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, are appreciated.