The Next Festival of Emerging Artists also has its eyes on the future. An annual event founded by composer-conductor Peter Askim in 2013, it brings together young like-minded string players and cutting-edge composers for a week of intensive preparation followed by a pair of performances.
Mary was a force of nature, an athlete, an ardent Democrat, a fighter for injustice, an early NAACP volunteer and generous to all in need. She had a code of ethics rarely seen in today's world.
