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Article: A MELODIC LIFE JOSEPH FENNIMORE'S NEW CONCERTO DEBUTS SUNDAY AT PROCTOR'S.(LIFE-SCENE)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
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- October 22, 2004
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Byline: JOSEPH DALTON Staff writer
With typical brevity and wit, Joseph Fennimore has already composed his own epitaph: ``Often wrong. Never in doubt.''
It speaks well to the contradictions and apparent folly of Fennimore's livelihood. In a society where high art is little valued, he's a driven and earnest composer who refers to his pieces as ``ditties.'' Also a virtuoso pianist who studied with the legendary teacher Rosina Lhevinne -- as did Van Cliburn, Misha Dichter and John Browning -- Fennimore's performances these days are heard mostly on CD.
True artists will identify with Fennimore's all-consuming motivation, even if he expresses it in ...