Remembering Jerry Kupchynsky With The Orchestra He Built

An Orchestra For The Man We Feared, Loved

The other day, I found myself rummaging through a closet, searching for my old viola. This wasn't how I'd planned to spend the afternoon. I hadn't given a thought to the instrument in years. I barely remembered where it was, much less how to play it. But I had just gotten word that my childhood music teacher, Jerry Kupchynsky -- "Mr. K." to his students -- had died.

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