DESCRIPTION:
Robert Bloom 80th Birthday Tribute--Alice Tully Hall, May 15, 1988


Divertimento in D major, K. 251 by W.A. Mozart (cadenza by Robert Bloom)]

Allegro molto
Andantino
Rondo: Allegro assai

William Bennett III (d. 2013), oboe
Gregory Fulkerson & Jonathan Beiler, violins
Harold Coletta (d. 2002), viola
Ronald Leonard, 'cello
Eugene Levinson, doublebass
Paul Ingraham & Lori Amada, French horns


Presentation by Bill Bennett of leather-bound collection of letters: Robert Bloom, The First 80 Years

Letters from Ray Still and Marc Lifschey (d. 2000) read aloud

Presentation of T-shirt, symbolizing Robert Bloom's elevation to Head Rooster of the Haydocks' "Rooster Club" on Great Cranberry Island


Still photos:

1. Double Reed Choir: Mark Gainer, Rogene Russell, Bobby Taylor, and correction: Christopher Weait
2. 80 long stemmed red roses: gift of the DeGourdon family, F. Lorée, Paris
3. Alain with the Blooms in Paris
4. Anne with the Blooms in Paris
5. Alain and Anne; photo by David Weiss
6. A hug from Philip Nelson, Dean, Yale School of Music (1970-1980), at the 80th Birthday Tribute reception
7. Robert Bloom with William Bennett, New Haven 1979
In memoriam, William Bennett III (1956-2013)


www.robertandsaralambertbloom.com/