REMEMBERING
FRANCES
BLAISDELL
The Bay Area mourns the
loss of South Bay resident
Frances Blaisdell, who died
on March 11,
at age 97.
In 2005, the
New York Flute Club
published a fascinating
interview with this legendary
flutist, the first woman
graduate
of The Juilliard
School, who pioneered many
additional "firsts" for women
musicians in the U.S.
Read the interview
and
the Club's tribute to her