Frank W. Daykin III

I am extremely sad to hear of Frank´s passing. I met and sang with Frank for many years in the early 1990´s when I moved to NYC from Montreal. We performed many recitals in NYC and in the Catskills. He was such an incredible musician, generous and kind. Making music with him was a spiritual experience. We shared the same passion and reverence for French art song.
I will never forget the evening when, in a outdoor summer concert in the Catskills I produced, after a whole day of music making, he delighted some of the remaining guests with several Chopin´s nocturne, as the stars shone in the summer night sky...just to share simply. RIP dear Frank.

Frank Daykin was a really nice person, with a great sense of humor, quick wit...a brilliant musician and good neighbor Sunnyside will miss you Frank...and so will I

I sent Frank birthday wishes last week and thought it odd that he didn´t respond. Today I discovered his obituary. This is devastating and heartbreaking news. Strong hugs to Greg.

I knew Frank in the late `70s-early `80s when he would come to Carson City to visit his dad, who was then my boss at the Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau. Frankie, as we called him then, honored me with a friendship of warmth, wit and generous acts of kindness, a couple of which I would like to memorialize here.

Once, he advised me on buying a grand piano for my new home, and when it was delivered he inaugurated it with a wonderful recital to the great pleasure of his dad and my office colleagues. Later, he gifted me one of his books of poetry, which he himself had bound in Japanese style. I composed a piano accompaniment to one of his poems, which to my surprise he and a singer friend of his performed shortly afterwards during a visit to his apartment in New York.

Frank and I both admired sacred choral music as sung by cathedral and university chapel choirs. So, in Christmas 1980, we went to Britain to immerse ourselves for the holiday in that glorious music. I had the pleasure of attending his 1988 debut recital at Carnegie Hall. And I was happy to buy his CD recordings as they came out. I still treasure them. When Frank began writing concert reviews, he would occasionally send me copies to get my reaction to his writing. I was always impressed by their clarity, and the detailed knowledge and deep insight reflected in his reviews.

Sadly, we lost touch after I moved away from Carson City. But some years later I rediscovered Frank through the interesting and beautiful photographs of French scenes he would post to his Facebook page. I was amazed but not surprised to learn just how varied and accomplished was his career, and what a splendid human being this young friend I had so many years ago had become. "Good night, sweet prince, and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest."

Frank was a very important part of my musical and personal life.

This news was heartbreaking. We always thought we would see Frank again and hear his beautiful playing through the halls of our building in Sunnyside. It seems inconceivable that he has left us. Much love to you Greg and to his family.

Frank, or "Frankette" as I affectionately called him, was my trusted and invaluable assistant for the vocal literature classes which we jointly gave at the Manhattan School of Music beginning in the fall of 1974 until 1985. During that time, the tireless and dedicated Frank not only rehearsed and played for these singers but also kept me organized and in line so needed mostly due to the superabundance of classes with which I had been charged (no less than five per week) and which, at the tender age of 34, I was clearly unqualified to undertake.

Not only did Frank keep my classes afloat with his immense knowledge, lithe fingers and his dedication to the purpose at hand but he eventually became one of my closest and most trusted friends.. THANK YOU, DEAR FRANK, FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. Tom Grubb

Frank was our brother in law, & we all loved him. We saw him & Greg for the holidays & always looked forward to it. As talented & driven as he was, he always had a genuine interest in everyone. One thing that we thought was so funny was, he always loved our dog Stella, & would quietly slip her food under the table , of course she was loyal & wouldn't leave his side. We love you Frank.