Music of Wash U's William Schatzkamer Featured at His Memorial
The pianist, conductor, teacher and co-found of the Gateway Festival Orchestra died in September; his memorial service at Washington University's Graham Chapel is Nov. 10.
The program for a memorial service dedicated to Olivette's William Schatzkamer, Washington University professor emeritus of music, is coming together under the direction of his daughter, Nina Miller—also of Olivette. The memorial for the co-founder of the Gateway Festival Orchestra, will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 10 at the university's Graham Chapel. Schatzkamer, who died Sept. 12, was 96 at the time of his death. Miller said it was important to her and her family that music play a large and central role in the memorial service. "Mostly the focus is on the music," she told Patch. "It will be kind of like a concert with a combination of recorded and live music. It's very hard to cut anything because the music is all wonderful." The …
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