Angel in black
Subtitle: a musical life in letters, 1925-1973
By: Beverly Shaffer Gast
Publisher: Trafford Pub.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Bloomington, Ind.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9781426974854
Subjects: Correspondence; Flute players; Biography
Description: From the cover: "At a time when opportunities were closed to women and orchestral venues boasted signs, 'Only Men Need Apply,' Elaine Shaffer's extraordinary talent and perseverance forged a career that would lead her to soaring heights. Angel in black as written by her sister Beverly Shaffer Gast, tells the true story of how Shaffer became the first female concert flutist in the world."
Table of contents: title: An unlikely beginning; title: Early school days; title: The Curtis Institute of Music and William Kincaid; title: Summer of Despond; title: Symphony life : Kansas City Philharmonic; title: Symphony life : Hollywood Bowl Symphony; title: Symphony life : The Houston Symphony; title: Angel in black; title: London debut; title: A catapulting career; title: Music festivals in Switzerland; title: Acclaim in Europe; title: Countries and continents; title: A legacy of recordings; title: Mountain wedding mountain home; title: The Kincaid platinum flute; title: Time is too short 1969-70; title: New courage 1971-73; title: The height of musical powers; title: A tribute.