Notes of Thanks

Sunday, April 29, 2018
Settlement Music School

Notes of Thanks, our celebration honoring Linda’s legacy, included 9 newly commissioned world premieres by award-winning composers including: Andrea Clearfield, John Harbison, Jennifer Higdon, James Primosch
Bernard Rands, Augusta Read Thomas, Melinda Wagner, Richard Wernick, and Maurice Wright; a reprise of an earlier Network premiere by Michael Hersch; and the winning work from the Network Student Composition Competition by Gareth Haynes.

Looking back over her years with Network Linda reminisced, “I am so proud of what Network for New Music has accomplished over the past 33 years, and grateful to have been part of a process we've promoted that invites the community of artists, audience members, and Philadelphia and national cultural institutions into the creative dialogue".

Read Linda's piece, published in New Music USA, by clicking here.

Read more about Linda's legacy in this exclusive Philadelphia Inquirer profile by Peter Dobrin, found online here.

Read Peter Dobrin's account of the event in the Philadelphia Inquirer here.

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Linda Reichert thanks composers

Linda Reichert, Jennifer Higdon and Richard Brodhead

Richard Brodhead invites Jennifer Higdon to propose the toast to Linda

L to R back row: Paul R. Demers, Thomas Kraines, Charles Abramovic,

L to R 2nd row: Susan Nowicki, Jennifer Higdon, Edward Schultz, Hirono Oka, Jim Primosch, Maurice Wright, Melinda Wagner, Matthew Bengtson

Seated L-R: Jan Krzywicki, Linda Reichert and Richard Wernick

Back row: Jan Krzywicki, Edward Schultz

Front row L to R: Melinda Whiting, Patricia Manley, Lourdes Starr-Demers

Network Board Members

L to R: Edward Schultz, Charles Abramovic, Hirono Oka, Paul R. Demers, Thomas Kraines, Jan Krzywicki

The ensemble performed Augusta Read Thomas’s “Acrobats”.

Charles Abramovic performs “Toccatina” by Richard Wernick

Charles Abramovic finishes performance of “Souvenir” by Maurice Wright

Andrea Clearfield performs her own work “Widening Circles”

The Network ensemble performs “Three Sketches” Jim Primosch with Jim at the piano

Melinda Whiting, NNM Board member and MC for the day

Michael Hersch performs his own work “The Vanishing Pavilions”

Susan Nowicki performs “Impromptu #4” by Bernard Rands

Susan Nowicki performs “Linda! Linda!” by Melinda Wagner

Matthew Bengtson performs “Poème” by Gareth Haynes

Matthew Bengtson performs “Notes of Gratitude” by Jennifer Higdon

Linda thanks her husband, Mark Putnam

Linda thanking all composers and musicians: in focus standing L-R: Melinda Wagner, Richard Wernick; Andrea Clearfield behind

Welcome incoming Artistic Director, Thomas Schuttenhelm!

Linda Reichert performs “Nocturne” by John Harbison

Notes of Thanks from Linda

Linda Reichert

Board Chair, Patricia Manley presents Linda with a custom designed gift box filled with Network memorabilia

Jennifer Higdon toasts Linda

Linda thanks the Network Board of Directors (L to R): Richard Brodhead, Jan Krzywicki, Patricia Manley, Ingrid Arauco, David Webber, Nancy Drye, Melinda Whiting, Lourdes Starr-Demers

Back row (L to R): Karen DiSanto, Richard Brodhead, Melinda Whiting, David Webber, Jan Krzywicki

Front row (L to R): Patricia Manley, Ingrid Arauco, Linda Reichert, Nancy Drye, Lourdes Starr-Demers

Linda Reichert and Andrea Clearfield

Photos by Pete Checchia. Hover over images for descriptions.

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