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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks
for checking in about this, particularly since I was wanting to share
something of last Sunday's celebration of Norman Neblett with the list anyway.
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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">We held
forth in the prestigious Colburn School's Thayer Hall.
Many different people spoke, both from texts they had prepared in
advance and extemporaneously, some reading contributions sent in by those who
were not able to be there personally, but took the time to thoughtfully make
their appreciation of Norm known. Those who spoke included Richard
Davenport and Rick Baldassin (the guys who really made this special event
happen); Kayoko Forrest and </font><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" class="Apple-style-span">David
Kreisberg (former fellow salespeople at the legendary David Abell piano
store); Ryan Robinson (Sound Engineer from Warner Bros.); Kathy Smith and
David Vanderlip;</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" class="Apple-style-span"> Ed Hilbert, Laroy Edwards, Pamella
Consoli, </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" class="Apple-style-span">Ed Whitting, Norm's children Carol and Brad, and his
grandson, Stefan, and me. People who sent in texts to be read included
Jims Coleman, Sr. & Jr., Steve Kim (Samick), Ben McKlveen, Chris Robinson,
Mark Hullibarger, Jack Brand (of Wurzen felt), Paolo Fazioli, and Lloyd Meyer.
Interspersed amongst the many live spoken-word segments were video clips
of Norm himself (from an interview shot only weeks before his death, by
Richard, Rick and me), and daughter Carol (formerly of the Metropolitan
Opera), singing "Summertime," ably accompanied by Richard's wife, Jeanne, on
the beautiful Kawai concert grand, so well maintained by Colburn's Head Piano
Technician, Kevin Stock (who graciously made the facility available to us).
Ed Whitting also treated us to his pianism. Neema Pazargad and I documented the proceedings with two video cameras. Among those in attendance were the chapter presidents of the L. A., Pomona Valley, Orange County and South Bay chapters of PTG in Southern California.</span></div>
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do not normally sit riveted for three hours plus, listening to people talk,
but the intensely positive focus of the afternoon created an atmosphere of
group meditation. I don't recall anyone so much as getting out of their
seat until someone had to leave to catch a flight, two and a half hours into
it (and at that point, we were already an hour beyond our planned ending
time). It was a fitting tribute to one of the true giants of our field,
and speaking for myself, if not others in attendance, it was a good start
towards comprehending Norm's particular greatness and absorbing our loss of
him.</font></div>
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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">As I
mentioned in my closing remarks on Sunday, the experience Richard, Rick and I
had videotaping hours of interview with Norm has already served as a template
for others. We plan to write up what we've learned from the process and make it available, as an
encouragement </font><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" class="Apple-style-span">to
others</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" class="Apple-style-span"> to honor as many of our deserving senior members
as possible with this kind of video tribute.</span></div>
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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks,</font></div>
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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">P. S.
I should soon be getting a copy of a power point segment put together by Rick Baldassin of what we may call "The
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From: David Andersen
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To: pianotech
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Sent: Mon, Aug 22, 2011 6:57 am<br>
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[pianotech] Norman Neblett Celebration<br>
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et.al.----How was the memorial? My concert grand was being recorded on at the
Arnold Schoenberg house yesterday, and I was on stand-by until 6PM. So, so
sorry to miss it, but Norman would have understood...can you give us a
thumbnail sketch of the event, Alan?
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: normal" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">Norman H.
Neblett</span></div>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: normal" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">October 23, 1921 –
July 3, 2011</span></div>
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His Life</span></div>
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2011</span></div>
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– Thayer Hall</span></div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: normal" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Please join us in
remembering Norman for </span></div>
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impact on piano technology and </span></div>
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is located on the east side of Grand Avenue, one block south of
1<sup>st</sup> Street, diagonally across the street from the Walt Disney
Concert Hall. The main entrance to the school is located at 200 South Grand
Avenue between 2<sup>nd</sup> and 3<sup>rd</sup> Streets.</span></div>
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several local parking structures that are available for a reasonable fee. We
recommend the public parking at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
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