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  • March 16, 2010 at 4:53 pm #83791
    Saul Davis Zlatkovski
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    I just received a note that Frances Miller died last week at the age of 95. She was the dominant harp teacher in the Upper Midwest for decades, and the mother of Lynne Aspnes. She used her first husband’s name professionally as a memorial to him, as he died in World War II. She had many, many students, traveled many miles to teach in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and Sioux Falls, South Dakota (one each week), taught many students at MacPhail School of Music, at the University of Minnesota, and scads more at home. She led troubador classes that brought many of us into harp playing and owning pedal harps. She owned many harps that she rented to students. She was quite devoted to the harp. She was very encouraging. I studied with her from 1973-1977.

    March 16, 2010 at 5:50 pm #83792
    Jerusha Amado
    Participant

    Saul,

    My condolences on the passing of your teacher.

    I am sure that she was proud of your accomplishments!

    Jerusha

    March 17, 2010 at 3:23 pm #83793
    kay-lister
    Member

    Very sorry to hear this.

    March 17, 2010 at 3:23 pm #83794
    kay-lister
    Member

    LynnE – sorry

    March 19, 2010 at 1:56 am #83795
    jared-aswegan
    Participant

    Hey Saul.

    May 19, 2010 at 2:56 pm #83796
    tonya-a
    Participant

    Jared – thank you for sharing such a beautiful reflection at Mrs. Miller’s memorial service – spectacularly done.

    May 21, 2010 at 2:09 am #83797
    Saul Davis Zlatkovski
    Participant

    How much of that force came from 8-plus cups of coffee every day? When she told me how much she drank, I know my jaw dropped. I think she had so much in her, it kept her going and going and going… and of course, she loved and believed in what she was doing. I wish I could have been at the memorial.

    May 24, 2010 at 11:28 pm #83798
    jared-aswegan
    Participant

    Tonya A,

    My heartfelt thanks for your kind words about the memorial.

    May 25, 2010 at 3:10 pm #83799
    tonya-a
    Participant

    Coffee – oh my, yes Saul

    August 2, 2010 at 6:06 pm #83800
    HBrock25
    Participant

    Hi Saul and others,

    I have just

    August 3, 2010 at 5:40 pm #83801
    Saul Davis Zlatkovski
    Participant

    Yes, I think we were on some of the same student recitals she held at MacPhail.

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