Berkshire Eagle: Tanglewood unveils Serge Koussevitzky sculpture commissioned by John Williams

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Article in the Berkshire Eagle:

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LENOX — The main gate at Tanglewood has a dramatic new look this season, thanks to the installation of a sculpture honoring the music festival's founding father, Serge Koussevitzky.

 

The work by sculptor Penelope Jencks, unveiled at a Monday afternoon ceremony, was commissioned by John Williams, the third and last in a series he has funded honoring the three famous musicians, including Leonard Bernstein and composer Aaron Copland, who were central to the Boston Symphony's summer home and its academy for young musicians.

 

And a cute anecdote about his own changing societal views:

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Williams recalled having seen the statue of Eleanor Roosevelt in Manhattan's Riverside Park many years ago. When he decided Tanglewood needed permanent monuments to composer Copland, Bernstein and Koussevitzky, he figured that "the guy who did that Eleanor Roosevelt, that's my man. That was maybe before my reconstruction in the gender age, so it turned out that my man was my lady, and that is Penelope."

 

 

[TownerFan 4,983]

The fact he's in Tanglewood already means the first set of Ep9 sessions are in the can.

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2 hours ago, TownerFan said:

The fact he's in Tanglewood already means the first set of Ep9 sessions are in the can.

 

Makes sense. Doesn't he live over at Tanglewood for several months each year? I recall reading that somewhere.

[Remco 685]

 

 

Looking at him, it seems like working on TROS made him de-age again...

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23 minutes ago, Remco said:

 

 

 

"You talkin' to ME?!"

[Quintus 5,399]

Very tasteful, but it doesn't really compare to this does it:

 

[Fabulin 3,510]

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[Smeltington 1,436]

But then Superman will clobber us, while his John Williams theme plays in the background.

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5 hours ago, Quintus said:

Very tasteful, but it doesn't really compare to this does it:

 

 

Good work Quint, but isn't his neck a tad too narrow?

[Fabulin 3,510]

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[MikeH 768]

I think he is a she, and I think she’s a changeling. 

 

JW: Cool, baby. Cool. 

[Disco Stu 15,495]

There's no single person more important to the cause of American music in that era (1920s-40s) than Koussevitzky.  I'm very glad Williams has added him to his commissioned busts at Tanglewood alongside Copland and Bernstein.

[governor 0]

as usual Mike Gorfaine is not that far.

[Damien F 1,742]

[King Mark 3,625]

who?

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488]

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That was maybe before my reconstruction in the gender age

 

Huh?

[mrbellamy 6,272]

Johnny is woke af.

[Muad'Dib 1,801]

Fuck yeah.

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On 6/27/2019 at 9:16 PM, Damien F said:

 

Are those guys his lifeguards?

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On 6/27/2019 at 9:16 PM, Damien F said: