An Intimate Portrait of Sidney Foster: Pianist… Mentor
Author(s): Imelda Delgado (Author)
Publisher: Hamilton Books
Publication Date: 22 Mar. 2013
Language: English
Print length: 162 pages
ISBN-10: 0761859349
ISBN-13: 9780761859345
Book Description
The great American pianist Sidney Foster―distinguished professor of piano at Indiana University, and the first Leventritt Award winner―is remembered here by a former student for his outstanding ability and generous character. This book includes commentary by numerous students, professionals in their own right; Mr. Foster’s own words; and his own cadenza to the Third Beethoven Concerto for piano. (Other compositions, including a song dedicated to Foster’s wife, a piano duet with narration, and a twenty-minute CD of his playing, excerpted from unedited live performances, are available for purchase separately from the author.)
Editorial Reviews
Review
In this collection, we learn how [Sidney Foster] played for the often strident Vengerova at the age of ten[.]…Foster composed now-lost works for a 1940s piano-flute-cello ensemble he performed in with Rene Le Roy and Janos Scholz, and was also a pioneer of prison concerts. He deserves celebration as an unusually thoughtful, innovative keyboard artist.–International Piano Magazine
… Foster….expanded and illuminated my musical thinking in such a way that it really provided the touchstone for all of my musical growth since.–Carlisle Floyd, foremost librettist and opera composer
A biography of Sidney Foster is long overdue. …a valuable contribution to the literature of musicians by gathering in one volume details of an interesting, contributing world-class pianist.–Charles H. Webb, dean emeritus, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
It is so wonderful to see such a warm book and so marvelously documented about one of the most unique virtuoso pianists I have ever known.–Abbey Simon, internationally renowned concert pianist
Sidney Foster is one of the elect among concert pianists and musicians of our time.–David Saperton, Curtis Institute of Music; artist, teacher, and concert pianist
Sidney Foster, an outstanding musical mind and a pianist of supreme artistry, was not only a great pianist and teacher but a truly exceptional human.–Thomas Mastroianni, former dean, Catholic University, and president of the American Liszt Society
About the Author
Imelda Delgado earned a master’s degree in piano performance (1960) at Indiana University while studying with Sidney Foster. In addition, she was awarded the coveted Performer’s Certificate for her master’s piano recital. In 1973, the Ford Foundation awarded her a two-year graduate grant to earn her doctorate (1975) at Indiana University, again with her mentor, Sidney Foster. Her solo and chamber music performances have been in the United States, England, Mexico, Switzerland, and Italy. She has held teaching positions at Del Mar College and Corpus Christi State University (currently Texas A&M University in Corpus Christi), the University of Vermont in Burlington, Stephens College in Columbia, MO, and a one-semester guest artist teaching post at Baylor University in Waco, TX. Currently, she performs as pianist with the Camerata del Sol Trio. Her recordings are in collaboration with flutist David Aguilar and oboist Evelyn McCarty.
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