Copland, upper left corner, in 1921 Class Photo – Harpist, Djina Ostrowska just below him – NB, lower right corner. Top row 2nd from right is Stanley Avery who tied Copland for 2nd place Composition Prize – no 1st Prize was given that year.
Copland cycling with Djina Ostrowska outside Fontainebleau in 1921 – Djina convinced Copland to take NB harmony class
Copland with his landlady in Fontainebleau
A postcard home from Copland at Fontainebleau 1921
Program for Fontainebleau Concert, September 1921 – Jacques Durand heard Les Chat et la Souris ( IV. b) and asked Copland at intermission if he could publish it.
Copland in the news – Brooklyn Eagle article 1921
Louise Talma (right) from Fontainebleau class photo with her mother Cecile (left)
Louise Talma at Fontainebleau 1920s
NB Observations 1931
1930 Program – Talma playing Fauré (II.) Talma, an excellent pianist, was just starting to compose
NB with Louise Talma
Louise Talma with her students 1978 – (l-r) Carl “Fritz” Schurtz, Martha Helen Schmidt, Laura Karpman, Joe Baker, Talma, Joe Kerr & Mark Beall
