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        & Contemporary Media
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      • Organ, Sacred Music
        & Historical Keyboards
      • Piano
      • Strings, Harp & Guitar
      • Voice, Opera & Vocal Coaching
      • Woodwinds, Brass & Percussion
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      • Beal Institute
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      • Piano Accompanying
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Daily Archives: February 13, 2009

Eastman Community Mourns the Death of Gerry Niewood

News RoomBy Jessica KaufmanFebruary 13, 2009

The Eastman School of Music community was shocked and saddened to learn of the untimely death of prominent jazz saxophonist Gerry Niewood in an airplane crash on Thursday, Feb. 12. Mr. Niewood earned his Bachelor of Music degree in music education, with an emphasis in saxophone, at Eastman in 1970. Best known for his association…

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