Memorial

A gathering to share our memories of Barbara Spiegel took place at 11AM on Saturday, March 19th, at the Auditorium of the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University. Mimi, Jean-Luc, Judy, Holly, Sara, and Philip shared their reminiscences of Barbara (you might have suspected that Barbara was a wild teenager, and now we know) and the music was utterly beautiful:

Natalie Aroyan, Soprano
Pavlina Dokovska, pianist

“Pleurez mes yeux” from LE CID By MASSENET [French]
“Io son l’umile ancella” from ADRIANA LEVOUVREUR By CILEA [Italian]
“Ay Vart” (Oh Rose) By SKENTYAROV [Armenian]

“Groong” (The Crane) by KOMIDAS [Armenian]
“Nye poi krasavitsa” (O sing no more) by RACHMANINOV [Russian]
“Ebben! N’andro lontana” from LA WALLY By CATALANI [Italian]

[music links point to performances by other artists]

[to view the program, click here]
[to view Mimi Gross program sketches, click here]
[for more photos, click here]

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a donation in Barbara's name to either

Oratorio Society of New York
1440 Broadway 23rd Floor
New York, NY 10018

or

Falmouth Public Library
300 Main Street
Falmouth, MA 02540

Requests for additional information can be sent to this email address: barbaraspiegelmemorial@gmail.com.