World-renowned composer and teacher Martin Boykan dies at age 89
Martin Boykan and Susan Schwalb when he was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
NEW YORK, NY
.- Martin Boykan, a world-renowned composer, inspirational teacher, published author and prodigious performer, died peacefully at his home on March 6, 2021 at the age of 89. He leaves behind his wife, Susan Schwalb, and his niece Ina Pour El and her family. His funeral took place in New York City on March 8, 2021.
Born in 1931, Boykan studied composition with Walter Piston, Aaron Copland and Paul Hindemith, and piano with Eduard Steuermann. He received a BA from Harvard University, 1951, and an MM from Yale University, 1953. In 195355 he was in Vienna on a Fulbright Fellowship, and upon his return founded the Brandeis Chamber Ensemble whose other members included Robert Koff (Juilliard Quartet), Nancy Cirillo (Wellesley), Eugene Lehner (Kolisch Quartet) and Madeline Foley (Marlborough Festival). This
A Musical Story rhythm narrative game boogies to Switch this summer
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Publisher Digerati and developer Glee-Cheese Studio have announced rhythm narrative game
A Musical Story for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC to release in summer 2021. Per Gematsu, the game will offer its first 10 chapters in a free demo on Steam on March 19 in collaboration with the London Games Festival.
There is no dialogue in
A Musical Story, so strictly the music and the visuals will tell the story, which is set in the 1970s and follows Gabriel, “a young man trying to come to terms with his situation through the connections to his musical memory.” The announcement trailer for the game spells out the influence of the 1970s clearly with its fashion, color choices, and even the styling of the logo text. The art in general is striking, coming from artist Alexandre Rey.
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