Murry Sidlin and Eva Rocek

Murry Sidlin and Eva Rocek, originally uploaded by poetdiva.

He’s just AWESOME too. He told the story of how the idea for the Defiant Requiem came to him. It had to do with a book he found on Terezin in the bargain book bin at a bookstore in Minnesota, when he was conducting there. I loved that story I managed to get enough courage to speak to him after (being as shy as I can be, at times, it was no small feat). He was so humble. I felt it was sincere humility. That was nice, as he seems quite larger than life on the podium, and well, he is I suppose.