Wanda Brister Author

Wanda Brister is Associate Professor at Florida State University where she teaches voice and sacred vocal literature. After the release of all of the published vocal music of Madeleine Dring in 2013, Brister began to focus on pieces that had not been published. She has been responsible for publishing 82 pieces and recording 47 of them, plus the release of Dring’s only opera, Cupboard Love. She sponsored a recital at FSU to celebrate the composer’s 95th birthday at which 21 artists participated, performing 25 of her works. Jay Rosenblatt is Associate Professor of Music at the University of Arizona, where he has taught since 1995. He has degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. His principal scholarly work is devoted to the life and music of Franz Liszt, with extensive archival research and transcriptions, and publications include articles in various journals and editions of Liszt’s music. In addition to his scholarly contributions, Rosenblatt has written program notes on a wide variety of repertory. He has also lectured widely, both at scholarly conferences and for local concert societies.