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James Smith, friend and classical master, will be missed by many…blog entry #2
James Smith Chair, classical guitar Professor of Classical Guitar Instruments/Expertise: Classical Guitar, Classical Guitar History & Literature Biography Full Professor,James Smith, chaired the classical guitar department, regarded as one of the finest in the world. His students included prize winners in international competitions and two ensembles trained at the university, the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet […]
James Smith may be dead, but his music will live on…
Early Friday morning James slipped away with the angels, daughter Adrian by his side. They were listening to music, of course, Morten Lauridsen’s “Lux Aeterna”. About a week ago, his dear friend Endre Balogh visited and played him several movements of Unaccompanied Bach, “Dirait-On”, and “Danny Boy” (which he always “plays to summon the Angels”). […]