Alan Rich (June 17, 1924 – April 23, 2010[1]) was an American music critic who served on the staff of many newspapers and magazines on both coasts. Originally from Brookline, Massachusetts, he first studied medicine at Harvard University before turning to music. While a student at Harvard he began his career as critic, working as assistant music critic at the Boston Herald.[2]
Rich also wrote a number of books including Music, Mirror of the Arts (1969) and So I've Heard: Notes of a Migratory Music Critic, published in 2006.
In 1990, Rich authored an innovative CD-ROM exploring Schubert's "Trout Quintet". Published by The Voyager Company, and produced by composer David Javelosa.
Referencesedit
^Staff and wire reports. "Two music writers with an Ojai connection die". Ventura County Star. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
^F. Paul Driscoll (July 2010). "Obituaries: critic Alan Rich". Opera News. 75 (1).
^Alan Rich. . LA Weekly. Archived from the original on 2008-06-04. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
Further readingedit
Berk, Ellyn (1978). An Analysis and Comparison of the Aesthetics and Philosophy of Selected Music Critics in New York: 1940–1975 (PHD). New York University. OCLC 53779819.
alan, rich, june, 1924, april, 2010, american, music, critic, served, staff, many, newspapers, magazines, both, coasts, originally, from, brookline, massachusetts, first, studied, medicine, harvard, university, before, turning, music, while, student, harvard, . Alan Rich June 17 1924 April 23 2010 1 was an American music critic who served on the staff of many newspapers and magazines on both coasts Originally from Brookline Massachusetts he first studied medicine at Harvard University before turning to music While a student at Harvard he began his career as critic working as assistant music critic at the Boston Herald 2 He was music director of KPFA the Berkeley radio station and successively a music critic for publications including The New York Times the New York Herald Tribune New York magazine Newsweek California magazine the Los Angeles Herald Examiner Opera News and from 1992 to 2008 3 LA Weekly magazine He subsequently worked briefly as music critic for Bloomberg News Rich also wrote a number of books including Music Mirror of the Arts 1969 and So I ve Heard Notes of a Migratory Music Critic published in 2006 In 1990 Rich authored an innovative CD ROM exploring Schubert s Trout Quintet Published by The Voyager Company and produced by composer David Javelosa References edit Staff and wire reports Two music writers with an Ojai connection die Ventura County Star Retrieved 2010 04 25 F Paul Driscoll July 2010 Obituaries critic Alan Rich Opera News 75 1 Alan Rich Alan Rich s last column for LA Weekly LA Weekly Archived from the original on 2008 06 04 Retrieved 2008 05 27 Further reading editBerk Ellyn 1978 An Analysis and Comparison of the Aesthetics and Philosophy of Selected Music Critics in New York 1940 1975 PHD New York University OCLC 53779819 External links editAlan Rich s website Alan Rich Obituary Guardian London Portals nbsp Classical music nbsp Biography nbsp Music nbsp This biographical article related to music journalism in the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a United States journalist born in the 1920s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alan Rich amp oldid 1217875938, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
