JOEL NEWMAN

Joel Newman was one of the great professors, musicologists, performers and human beings. Professor Newman inspired all of us to be our best, showed us the path to a deeper understanding and love of music. Thirty eight years have passed and the seminars are still fresh in my mind.

I first met Uncle Joel about 4 years ago through his niece, Martha. We went to P-town to check in on him. We found a very independent and disciplined gentleman. He was involved with the daily operations of the bookshop, giving music lessons, and playing piano daily. He was not just practicing piano, he was challenging himself by learning new pieces! When visiting with him, he had great recall of his and his family's past history. He was one of America's greatest generation, a person who...

Great memories of "Uncle Joel" and the part he played in the magical days of Provincetown of my youth. The west end gang loved our visits to his bookshop and his erudition. Heidi O.Donnell Eastman

Although I interacted with him for only 2 years at Columbia, Professor Newman influenced my future by strengthening in me an interest and love of music history and research, which became part of what I did and who I am. He was a delightful teacher and human being and leaves behind a rich legacy.

As an undergraduate at Columbia ('65C), my first encounter with classical music came with Joel Newman's Music Humanities course as part of the Core Curriculum. It opened up a world that I previously could not imagine or appreciate. It also started a lifelong love of music which I have passed on to my children and grandchildren. I owe this mostly to Professor Newman.