Collected Item: “Raya attends one of the summer band concerts at Hopkins Park”
Brief summary or title of creator's contribution:
Raya attends one of the summer band concerts at Hopkins Park
Creator's story of experiences with Raya Garbousova:
For twenty-five years I played first horn in the horn section of DeKalb's summer municipal band concerts at Hopkins Park. Our section played pretty well within the band but had no opportunity to play as soloists until I ran across a band arrangement of the first movement of Schumann's Konzertstucke for Four Horns. Sue Huhta, Brenda Gerrard, Kelly McCool and I spent several weeks learning our parts and then scheduled it for a performance with the band. But right before the concert who should show up but Raya and her husband Kurt, which shook us all up, to say the least. Our nervous performance went VERY badly, and afterwards she came up and said, 'Dear boy (she always called me that) --- please NEVER play that piece in public again!) I observed her wish, although I had already come to that conclusion myself!
Creator's name:
Jan Bach
Creator's relationship with Raya Garbousova:
Friend
Creator's NIU degree:
Doctor of Musical Arts
Graduation date:
Spring 1971, University of Illinois