Boulez, Pierre. (1925–2016)
Typed Letter Signed regarding the preservation of the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
TLS from the important French composer and conductor to James M. Mastracco, Visiting Lecturer in Physics & Acoustics at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY), expressing his support and best wishes for the preservation of the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall. July 28, 1983; 1 p. on Centre Georges-Pompidou stationary. Boulez writes, in part, "I had heard about the Troy Music Hall, of course, and I do think that it should be preserved...all I can do is to assure you of my moral support and tell you that I would be very interested to follow what you are doing and any results that you may obtain. / With all my best wishes for your campaign and the best of luck for success in the preservation of the exceptional hall." Usual mailing creases, small losses and hole punches along left edge, otherwise in fine condition. 8.5 x 11 inches (21.5 x 27.9 cm.).Dr. James Mastracco has in a Ph.D. in Engineering Science and has been studying the science of concert hall acoustics since the late 1970s. The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1989 for its architecture as one of the finest surviving 19th-century auditoriums and is world-renowned for its near perfect acoustics. (19546)
TLS Classical Music Signature