http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php Type description here... en-us Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:51:06 -0600 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:51:06 -0600 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Hi Brian! Thanks for stopping by and telling me about your grandma. I&#039;m always thrilled to hear about adventurous women who toured the country with all-women bands. She was a real pioneer! <br> <br>Susan http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1281656965 http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1281656965&comments=comments http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1281656965 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:49:25 -0600 hi my grandma was in a all girl band in the 20,s. the group was formed in ohio and was called Smart Set . they toured alot of neigboring states and more. http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1281596548 http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1281596548&comments=comments http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1281596548 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 01:02:28 -0600 Hi Susan!- So enjoyed your profile on Lil Hardin- didn&#039;t know she wrote ,"Thrill"- always learning. A wonderful person / woman / pianist is Janice Friedman of NYC- plays jazz like nobody&#039;s business, do you know her? Thanks again for the read. Mike Burgevin (mb) http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1277934545 http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1277934545&comments=comments http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1277934545 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:49:05 -0600 I am very impressed with the video trailer you did for your book <br>Absolution. You have so much talent in many areas. I just wanted to <br>let you know I admire what you have accomplished. <br>Helaine http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1276350490 http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1276350490&comments=comments http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1276350490 Sat, 12 Jun 2010 07:48:10 -0600 Back in the 1970&#039;s I majored in percussion at Oberlin <br>Conservatory. I went on to get my master&#039;s degree at Eastman School <br>of Music. At that time there were only a tiny handful of female <br>percussionists out there. Thanks for sharing this information about <br>Evelyn Glennie. It was very inspiring to read about her determination <br>to perform in spite of every obstacle. <br>This is a wonderful web site! http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1260058569 http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1260058569&comments=comments http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1260058569 Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:16:09 -0700 My daughter is 15 and just started drum lessons, which she loves. She&#039;ll really appreciate this site. Thank you very much. http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1257183788 http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1257183788&comments=comments http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1257183788 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:43:08 -0700 Here&#039;s an update on Barb&#039;s request to locate members of the Joy Caylor Orchestra. I was able to obtain, through a music historian friend, Joy Caylor&#039;s phone number for Barb. <br>Happily, just in time for Barb&#039;s 83rd birthday! She had a terrific reunion, via telephone, with her former band leader. http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1244471226 http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1244471226&comments=comments http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1244471226 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:27:06 -0600 Hi, <br> <br>I am looking for any members of the Joy Caylor Orchestra. My name is Barb ("Butch") Bond. I was a saxophonist with the band from 1942-19444. <br> <br>I would love to hear from any former members. The email address is my daughter&#039;s she will forward all communications to me. <br> <br>I am currently living in Spearfish, SD. <br> <br>Regards, <br>Barb (Bond) Moore http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1243118766 http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1243118766&comments=comments http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1243118766 Sat, 23 May 2009 16:46:06 -0600 You&#039;re doing a great job! Congratulations! <br> <br>Chris http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1235581268 http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1235581268&comments=comments http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1235581268 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 10:01:08 -0700 Greatly enjoyed reading about Maud Powell on your terrific website. I knew absolutely nothing about her. I hope I can get ahold of the CD made from her old recordings that you mention. <br> <br>Keep up the good work! <br> <br>Ed http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1235581100 http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1235581100&comments=comments http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1235581100 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:58:20 -0700 I&#039;m in Baltimore and have had season tickets to the symphony here for two years and Marin Alsop is fantastic. People love her here. She has given heart and spirit to the symphony and has connected so well with the audience. The musicians are also top-notch and the selections always a pleasure. David O&#039;Donaghue http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1224954760 http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1224954760&comments=comments http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1224954760 Sat, 25 Oct 2008 11:12:40 -0600 I heard the NY Phil with Marin Alsop as guest conductor October 11 in New York. It was a very successful, well received performance. http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1224954544 http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1224954544&comments=comments http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1224954544 Sat, 25 Oct 2008 11:09:04 -0600 Terrific article on Brico and Alsop! What a difference 50 years can make! <br> <br>I visit this site often. Keep up the good work! <br> <br>Elaine http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1224456035 http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1224456035&comments=comments http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1224456035 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 16:40:35 -0600 thanks for a very informative piece about Doriot. http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1217010943 http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1217010943&comments=comments http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1217010943 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:35:43 -0600 Helen Kotas played principal French horn in the Chicago Symphony during the 1940s. She started playing with the Woman’s Symphony Orchestra of Chicago while she was still in high school, and continued to play as first horn for them while Kotas attended the University of Chicago, from which she got a degree in psychology. She also played with the Chicago Civic Orchestra, where she played first horn. She met CSO conductor Frederick Stock through the early Grant Park Concerts, several of which were joint concerts between the Woman’s Symphony, the CSO and the Civic Opera orchestra (a forerunner of Chicago Lyric), which Stock conducted. Stock was a great champion of women musicians and was, I think, instrumental in getting Kotas into the orchestra. Prior to that, though, Stock recommended her to Stokowski for his All-American Youth Orchestra, which she played in for a while. She also played as a ringer for the CSO a number of times before getting a contract (in an interview she says she thinks this was around 1938), filling in for absences and playing sixth horn as needed. In an interview with my friend, musicologist Mark Clague, she said that the principal horn was frequently ill ... ... http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1216047643 http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1216047643&comments=comments http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1216047643 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:00:43 -0600 Hello Susan, <br> <br> Just wanted to say hello, I am bassist/manager of the all female big band Ladies First. We are in Buffalo NY, been together 6 years. Orignaly formed with Fran Scharrett who was Alto saxophonist with the Phil Spilatalny all female band of the 40&#039;s out of NYC on a radio show and also traveled with Joy Caylor band with USO. She is still here in Bufflao, Not playing now, left our band at the age of 86! <br> ENJOY <br> Jennfier http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1214326682 http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1214326682&comments=comments http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1214326682 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:58:02 -0600 Susan <br>You mentioned you wanted to know about women trumpet players. Well, I don&#039;t know how famous one must be to become featured, but I know of an interesting trumpet player from Traverse City, MI that I would like to mention. Jeannette Fehner is currently 87 yrs. of age and is still playing in two bands, two brass quintets, and an English style brass band in MI. She has been playing since she was ten, and has continued to play lead trumpet in all of the groups until just recently. She played in jazz bands in the Detroit area during WWII while most of the men were at war. Although trumpet playing was only an avocation, she had and continues to have a true passion for the instrument.(she was a college chemistry prof.) Recently she was awarded in Traverse City for her years in which she played taps for every veteran in the area. She also plays in church service every Sunday morning. Jeannette is just a little lady who has earned the respect of many northern MI musicians. Thought you might like to know about her. <br> <br>Ev ... http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1214326078 http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1214326078&comments=comments http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1214326078 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:47:58 -0600 What an interesting site! I love your profiles of women musicians! Keep up the good work. http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1209932613 http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1209932613&comments=comments http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1209932613 Sun, 04 May 2008 14:23:33 -0600 Susan, <br> <br>This is a great and informative website that will bring visitors back again and again. <br> <br>Joe Prentis http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1202477635 http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1202477635&comments=comments http://susanfleet.com/documents/guestbook.php?entry_id=1202477635 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 06:33:55 -0700