The Music of NoCo: Ann Fink

Our first brave guinea pig in the Music of NoCo is Ann Fink, a talented decorative painter and all-around Renaissance woman who serves on Ferguson’s Volunteer Flower Department and lives in a charming 1860s home that she and her husband, Gary, lovingly restored.

These days, Ann is listening to an old classic that brings back fond memories: David Oistrakh’s hauntingly beautiful 1962 version of “Claire de Lune” by Debussy.

“I love this piece because, as a child we had an old Steinway Concert Grand large enough for 5 “stair-stepped” kids (and at least 2 pets) to lie under; swept away by my Mom’ s love for this music,” she says.

“In her girlhood, my Mom babysat for an alcoholic woman in her neighborhood to get access to a piano and lessons so she might teach herself to play Debussy, Beethoven and Shostakovich. They say you can’t go home again, but this music transcends time and must surely be part heaven and earth.”

So what are you listening to? Email me (shannon AT nocostl.com) to submit your favorite song.

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