Tuesday, January 5, 2021
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We are very sad to learn of Paul's passing. We came to CT in 1990, having met (and later married) while playing in a community orchestra on Long Island. In 1991 we joined the Hamden Symphony, and loved playing under Paul's tutelage and baton for the next two years. We took a 23 years-long break to raise a family, then rejoined the HSO in 2016, several years after Paul had retired from the HSO. Almost all of the musical friends we now have in CT, and some who have moved away, have a connection to the Hamden Symphony; several of them go back to the years when Paul was conductor. We exchanged holiday cards with Paul for most of the past 29 years, and when he would inevitably show up for one of our concerts we made sure to say hello and express our appreciation of him. He was warm, witty, highly intelligent, and a great musician. He will be sorely missed.
Frank and Anna Schneer
East Haven, CT
