Dr. Stan Ford writes from Austria:
Dear Bill
I
recently had the distinct pleasure of performing in concert in memory
of a student of mine, Stefan Buschmueller, who took his own life just
over a year ago.
Throughout
my 35 years + of teaching I have experienced a lot. However, nothing
prepared me for experiencing a suicide death of a student of mine. He
completed his piano studies the semester
before and received a superior grade for his senior recital. He was a
bright student with a very promising career ahead of him. For years he
suffered chronic pain throughout his entire body. Doctors were
unsuccessful in finding the source of the problem. This
eventually led to bouts of depression. I always admired the fact that
he bounced back and did not allow his handicap to keep him from reaching
his goal. At the young age of 26 he took his life. I pray that he is
now pain free and is in a better place. I will
always fondly reflect back upon my student’s wittiness, his exceptional
musicianship and intelligence, in addition to his willingness to help
others and friendly demeanor.
May his soul rest in peace.
A
video was made of me performing an improvisation of a Church hymn that
evening, something my student and I had in common, improvising hymns
during worship service. I wish to share the
clip with you at this time.
Sincerely
Stan
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