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Rob Brooke <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 12 Jun 2016 20:34:58 -0400
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I write to mourn the death of Dr. J. Reilly Lewis, who died at his home 
in the suburbs of Washington , DC, of massive heart failure. His death 
was untimely at the age of 71. Dr. Lewis was a graduate of Oberlin 
College and subsequently pursued and won his masters and his doctorate 
in keyboard performance at Juilliard.

As a young man, he founded the Washington Bach Consort, a volunteer 
group of singers and instrumentalists dedicated to the performance of 
the works of J.S.Bach. He remained its moving spirit and conductor for 
the remainder of his life. In its early years, Reilly would have 
preferred to do his performances with period instruments, but in 
Washington in those years, performers of professional quality on such 
instruments were thin on the ground. I cannot say how he may have 
progressed in the years since I and my wife, both of whom sang in his 
chorus, left the area.

Suffice it to say that he brought Bach's music to a wide audience for 
many years, was a virtuoso on both organ and harpsichord and was the 
best conductor with whom I ever had to do.

/Requiescat in pacem./

-- 
ROBERT BROOKE HARPSICHORDS
4214 18th Ave W
Bradenton, FL 34205

www.robertbrookeharpsichords.com

941-746-6725


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