“Legendary American pianist André Watts, who has appeared multiple times with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, is one of this year’s inductees in the American Classical Music Hall of Fame,” writes Julie Engebrecht in Sunday’s (3/16) Cincinnati Enquirer (Ohio). “The Cincinnati-based national organization announced its newest class of inductees Monday. Besides Watts, they are composer Aaron Jay Kernis, educator and conductor Weston Noble, the American Guild of Organists and the Guarneri Quartet. Founded in 1996, The American Classical Music Hall of Fame seeks to build and sustain enthusiasm for classical music in America by celebrating diverse facets of classical music excellence. Members of the Inductee Selection Committee were Steven Monder and Sandra Rivers (chairs), Trey Devey, Peter Landgren, Patty Beggs, Brian Shepard, Nina Perlove, Trish Bryan, David Klingshirn, Vance Wolverton, Bob Olson and Earl Rivers. The Music Hall now has more 100 inductees, which it honors through special events nationwide and via its website: www.americanclassical music.org.”
Posted March 19, 2014
