Haskell Small

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Haskell Small (nickname Hal) is a musical composer, pianist, and teacher.[1] He lives in Northwest Washington, DC in the United States.

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[edit] Music

He was a semifinalist in the Johann Sebastian Bach International Piano Competition.

Hal is a faculty member of the Washington Conservatory.

According to "A Golden 'Silence' From Haskell Small" by Stephen Brookes of the Washington Post, "But, as pianist Haskell Small showed in an unusual recital Sunday at the Phillips Collection, Mompou's music is worth attention. ... Much of the credit goes to Small, who may be better known to Phillips audiences for fine performances of his own works.".[2]

He has also been mentioned favorably by: Joan Reinthaler of the Washington Post, the American Record Guide, Independent Reviewer Donald Satz, Joseph McLellan of the Washington Post, Die Welt (Berlin), Sunil Freeman of the Washington Post, Edward Rothstein of the New York Times, Piano and Keyboard Magazine, Mark Carrington of the Washington Post, Der Tagesspiegel (Berlin), Fanfare Magazine, The Sioux City Journal, Bob Waters of the Washington Post, Anna Kisselgoff of the New York Times, Ovation Magazine, Bernard Holland of the New York Times, Cecilia Porter of the Washington Post, the Washington Times, the Montgomery County Gazzette, 20th Century Music Magazine, American Record Guide, Records International, Tim Page of the Washington Post, and Roderic Dunnett of Music and Vision Magazine[3].

Jeffery James on Hal's performance of Bach's Goldberg Variations

Roberta/Nikolas J. Lund on Hal

[edit] Go

Hal is an amateur 3 dan Go player and is the leader of the Greater Washington Go Club (GWGC). He was the organizer, under the American Go Association auspices, of the 1st U.S. Go Congress.[4] His wife, Betsy, is a 13 kyu Go player. One of his musical compositions is called "A Game of Go".[5][6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Photograph of Hal playing the piano.
  2. ^ Stephen Brookes' article on Hal
  3. ^ Roderic Dunnett's article
  4. ^ "The first US Go Congress was initiated in 1985 by Haskell Small. National Congresses have been held annually since then."
  5. ^ Small's A Game of Go
  6. ^ “Go World” magazine, Autumn, 1987, No. 49, “Go and Music: Two Fine Arts”

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