source file: m1412.txt Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 16:05:27 -0400 Subject: Fw: Clara Rockmore (obit) From: "Adam B. Silverman" >>from a net correspondent: >> >>* * * * >> >>Clara Rockmore, beloved friend, mentor, consummate musician and virtuoso >>of the theremin, died peacefully at 9:30 Sunday morning at her home. >> >>Her family was at her bedside during the last few days of her life, and >>just two days earlier she learned of the birth of her first great >>grandniece. Clara had previously said, "If it's a boy, he'll be another >>Jascha Heifetz. If it's a girl, she'll be a Clara Rockmore". >> >>So we shall hope. >> >>An obituary will appear in Tuesday's New York Times. Funeral services >>will be held the following day. >> >>Clara's death signals the end of a chapter in the extraordinary story of >>Leon Theremin and his remarkable instrument. Her life and artistry will >>serve as inspiration to carry on the truly fine theremin tradition that >>she established. > Adam B. Silverman 153 Cold Spring Street; A5 New Haven, CT 06511 adam.silverman@yale.edu