Bernard Chasan wrote:

>I still remember the aftermath of the Kennedy assassination almost
>thirty years ago.  And what I remember most vividly is the Schubert
>Mass (his last) which a Boston station played.  It was what I needed
>to hear.

The prior year in Boston Leinsdorf had programmed the Beethoven 3rd
Symphony.  Then, on Friday afternoon November 22, the funeral march
was included in the program.

The audience was silent.

Very meaningful.

Regards,

Tom Connor