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I guess I was waiting for someone more eloquent then myself to post this.
David Alan Gross a great saxophone teacher, musician as well as a really great person passed away on May 7th.
I was recently taking lessons from David. I would take a 90 minute trip into Manhattan from Ct. I would fight traffic and suffer from road rage while I looked for parking. Sometimes I took the train. Then take the trip back. All for my 50 minute lesson. It Was IT Was THE HIGHLIGHT Of MY WEEK!
He called me 3 weeks ago to tell me he would not be teaching anymore because he had stage 4 cancer. After a couple of minutes on the phone I told him how I would pray for him and I was better not only as a saxophonist but for having known him although all too brief. We said our goodbyes at the end of which he said He would stay in touch.
I wish that I could had studied with him longer and wish that I Knew him better
As far as staying in touch I'm pretty sure I won't forget him
David Alan Gross a great saxophone teacher, musician as well as a really great person passed away on May 7th.
I was recently taking lessons from David. I would take a 90 minute trip into Manhattan from Ct. I would fight traffic and suffer from road rage while I looked for parking. Sometimes I took the train. Then take the trip back. All for my 50 minute lesson. It Was IT Was THE HIGHLIGHT Of MY WEEK!
He called me 3 weeks ago to tell me he would not be teaching anymore because he had stage 4 cancer. After a couple of minutes on the phone I told him how I would pray for him and I was better not only as a saxophonist but for having known him although all too brief. We said our goodbyes at the end of which he said He would stay in touch.
I wish that I could had studied with him longer and wish that I Knew him better
As far as staying in touch I'm pretty sure I won't forget him