Statement from Peabody Institute director on the death of Nicholas Maw
From Peabody Institute director Jeffrey Sharkey on Nicholas Maw, who died Tuesday. Mr. Maw had been a member of the conservatory faculty for a decade, 1999-2008:
"Nicholas built Peabody's composition department into one of the world's most prominent while continuing to compose major works, including his opera Sophie's Choice. He was a perfect gentleman and a mighty composer and pedagogue."
Here are two photos taken at the premiere of Sophie's Choice at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Dec. 7, 2002 (several staff members, friends and alumni of Peabody and Johns Hopkins University attended that performance). The first picture shows the composer's curtain call; the second shows him with his partner, artist Maija Hay, at the cast party. PHOTOS BY ROB MOORE COURTESY OF ROYAL OPERA HOUSE, COVENT GARDEN/PEABODY INSTITUTE
