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Governor's Institute on the Arts: Tribute to Dennis Murphy
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Tom Calagna, Goddard gamelan standby 1968-71. Dennis wrote on his evaluation that he was “the best slentem player in New England.”Jane Youngbaer, who studied both Gamelan and South Indian Vocal Music with Dennis, Goddard, 1969-1972.
Sam Wantman, who studied with Dennis at Goddard in the late 1970s and who now is involved with his own gamelan ensemble in San Francisco.
Shawn and Ellen Murphy, Dennis’ daughters, who tell of growing up in a creative atmosphere.
Joyce Vos and Roger Goldin, former Goddard faculty colleagues who became close friends.Barbara Benary, a fellow Wesleyan graduate student in ethnomusicology who was greatly influenced by Dennis in her own musical career.
Mike Murphy, Dennis’ brother.
Pat Murphy, Dennis’ wife of many years, who met him at the University of Wisconsin in the late 1950s.
Jasmine Lamb, Geof Hewitt, and Donny Osman, who all worked with Dennis at the Governor’s Institute for the Arts.
Pat deGogorza, who played with Dennis in the Plainfield Irish Band.
Avram Patt, who played with Dennis in the Nisht Geferlach Klezmer Band.
Steven and Kathy Light, who knew Dennis first as a teacher at Goddard and then as musical colleagues in the Fyre and Lightning Consort and the Nisht Geferlach Klezmer Band.