The world has lost an artistic phenomenon, a giant of such immeasurable stature that he will likely never be replaced or replicated. I am speaking of the death of Frank Glazer. I was fortunate to have heard him play in person several times and through the past few decades as well. To consider the possibility […]
Frank Glazer
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Frank Glazer
1915 – 2015 BRUNSWICK — Frank Glazer, an exceptional pianist and teacher, died peacefully on Tuesday, Jan. 13, in hospice care in Brunswick, after a short illness. He was 99. Frank had a distinguished career and continued to concertize and teach right up to the last few weeks of his life. He had planned six […]
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Acclaimed classical pianist Frank Glazer dies at 99
TOPSHAM — Frank Glazer was described as a wonderful teacher, a hero in the music world and a man who played — and played amazingly well — right up to the end. The renowned pianist died early Tuesday morning, a month shy of performing on his 100th birthday. He died after a short illness, according to friends. Glazer came to Maine more than 30 […]
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E. Walworth: An engaging and generous personality
I enjoyed the editorial about Frank Glazer (Feb. 11). Another thing that has kept him going — and leaving us all in the dust — is his engaging and generous personality. Every so often, he performs with the Bates College Orchestra. Instead of coming across as an intimidating prima donna during rehearsals, he offers encouragement […]
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Frank Glazer shows us 99 is only a number
What do Frank Sinatra, Edith Piaf, Billie Holiday, Orson Welles and Ingrid Bergman have in common with Frank Glazer, pianist and artist-in-residence at Bates College? They were all born in 1915 — 99 years ago. But only Glazer is still performing. Saturday night, in honor of his 99th birthday on Feb. 19, Glazer gave a […]