Mrs. Mozart takes a bow
Mrs. Mozart takes a bow
By: Sonja Bronson
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Posted by editor Fri Apr 7, 2006 18:06:29 PDT
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0 responses 1 comment On Sunday, March 26, Mrs. Mozart (Phyllis Belcher) entertained nearly 90 guests at the Oak Tree Country Club in Bear Valley Springs. Mozart’s lovely consort greeted her callers individually, graciously inviting each of them to kiss her ring. She then offered the attendees an Austrian baker’s dozen of tidbits about her famous husband, shattering the many myths that have grown up around him and denouncing the mockery that movies have made of his life. Though Mozart proved herself the epitome of good taste and generosity, she was not above a few digs at her notoriously domineering father-in-law.
Mozart then presented her guests with live performances of some of her husband’s music. The afternoon’s entertainment included a violin solo by Bryn Rosander, a piano solo by Jolene Densmore and a violin and cello duet featuring Bryn Rosander and her mother, Christy Rosander. Mozart demonstrated her own musical gifts as a cellist by joining violinists Gayel Pitchford and Kelsey Schoenberg and cellist Christy Rosander in a rendition of one of her husband’s quartets.
Mozart then introduced her good friend, B.J. Mitchell, who offered the guests an opportunity to tour Mozart country next fall under the sponsorship of the Tehachapi Community Orchestra. Finally, the composer’s widow presented her personal photographer, Hanson Williams, who took Mozart’s friends on a photo-tour of Austria, Vienna and Prague, the settings for many of the most important events in her husband's life and the destinations for the participants in the orchestra’s upcoming tour.
The afternoon, which culminated in a repast of apple strudel, baked fresh in Mozart’s own kitchen, was made possible by the Tehachapi Community Orchestra Board. The board invites members of the Tehachapi community to join them on their tour of Mozart’s world.
For more information, call Gayel Pitchfor at 821-7511.
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Mon May 22, 2006 21:33:51 PDT
What can you say about Phyllis Belcher whom I've known as a member of the AAUW for 2 decades -- she's always been the quintessential Lady.
