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Some of the changes made were especial- ly difficult (to accept) for those who . hadn't seen the or- chestra's potential for na- tional status." Despite initial difficulties, the NMSO was soon winning over critics, however. Au- dience attendance grew steadily, and so did contribu- tions to the orchestra. One day in 1986, the NMSO received an anonymous dona- tion of $180,000. "The donor expressed great confidence in Stulberg and his contribution to the or- chestra," an orchestra official told the press. The donation erased the orchestra's ac- cumulated debt. The son of Samuel and Judith Stulberg, the former Birmingham Groves student grew up in a family "geared toward music." His mother studied music at the Univer- sity of Michigan, and the Stulberg home was often fill- ed with the music of pianos, violins, and violas, played by Neal and older brothers, Mike and Robert. Stulberg was pulling himself up to the piano and picking out songs he'd heard others play when he was three, and began his formal study of music at six, with Mischa Kottler. He spent his first summer at the National Music Camp at Interlochen, when he was eight, and at- tended for the next five sum- mers, studying piano, violin and viola. (Currently, he is still active as a concert pianist, and often conducts from the piano.) A student of Kottler for 12 years, he is quick to name the veteran Detroit musician as his most important mentor. "I remember him as a wonderful student," says Kot- tler. "He did everything well and, even when he was very young, he was always quite serious about his music. Most students, when they are very young, don't want to work at it — they find practicing the scales and all, rather monotouous. But Neal always worked hard." Because of the important influence of his early years of study, Stulberg seems to feel special concern for music education and young music fans. "Albuquerque is a very young city — the average age here is 24 — and so our au- dience is different to the usual age of a symphony au- dience," he said. "They're open to new sounds, and very curious to learn more about classical music." Stulberg said that, at the beginning of each season, pamphlets containing notes on upcoming programs are sent out to all NMSO season ticket holders. In addition, weeks before a concert, he discusses, on radio station KHFM in Albuquerque, what will be performed. Finally, about a half-hour before con- certs, symphony-goers can at- tend pre-concert lectures (at no extra charge), and add to their knowledge of that night's entertainment. "When I plan our programs, I'm careful to choose standard repertoire, but also to expand the horizons of our audience, to shape tastes, to let them hear new repertoire," he said. "As an example of what we're trying to do, last year on one program we performed the American premiere of a new concerto for alto sax and a brand new instrument. It's an instrument that's played like a soprano sax, but is hooked to a computer which changes the sound in an in- finite variety of ways." The piece, composed by com- puter music pioneer, Morton Subotnick, "brought its share of applause and boos," accor- ding to Stulberg. "But we're very proud to have been the first orchestra to do it," he said. "I think there's an important future for a new generation of musical instruments." As to Stulberg's future, along with his work at the NMSO, he'll be serving as guest conductor and pianist next season with symphony orchestras throughout the United States, including the St. Louis Symphony or- chestra, the New World Sym- phony in Miami and the Pacific Symphony in Orange County, Calif. Travelling is nothing new for the busy musician, however. "Recently, I was thinking about it, and I calculated that I've slept in 45 different cities in the last year," he said. He and wife, Leah Shah- moon, a writer-editor, manage to make it into Detroit fairly regularly, he said, and last spring visited with his family in West Bloomfield during Passover. "Despite his busy, deman- ding schedule, he's still highly-committed to family, to Judaism and to Israel," says his mother, adding that Stulberg, a member of B'nai Israel Congregation in Albu- querque, does not conduct on High Holidays. When not involved in something musical, Stulberg often spends his time pursu- ing his life-long interest in world politics and communi- ty affairs, gardening, or hik- ing with his wife and his dog, Josh. Meanwhile, the beat goes on at NMSO. Musicians' salaries have improved to the point that NMSO is now able to be competitive in drawing players from a national pool, the budget has been increas- ed by more than $1,000,000, and reviewers regularly praise the orchestra's perfor- mances. There's even talk of building a new concert hall in Albuquerque. Still, Stulberg sees much work to be done. For now, though, it's en- couraging to see the growing enthusiasm of fans, and to find such response as the following review, which ap- peared in The Albuquerque Journal after a Shostakovich concern last November: ". (Stulberg) and the orchestra achieved a level of blended, high-impact performance that put the ensemble onto a new lane of achievement. Listening to this concert was not simply hearing a good regional orchestra on a good night. This achievement went into the special realms of ex- periences a listener will remember for years. For long stretches, it was like hearing a major orchestra in New York or Chicago on one of their best nights." ❑ — 1 GOING PLACES lm• Continued from preceding page 9-11 and 16-18, admission. 354-4717. STAGECRAFTERS 415 S. Lafayette, Royal Oak, Angels Fall, today, Saturday, admission. 541-6430. MUSIC BIRMINGHAM SUMMER CONCERT SERIES Shain Park, "The Executives," big band, Thursday. 644-1807. MEADOW BROOK MUSIC FESTIVAL Baldwin Pavilion, Oakland University, Rochester, pianist David Syme with a Laser light spectacular, today; Johnny Rivers, Bobby Vee, Del Shannon and Lou Christie, Sunday, admission. 377-2010. SOUTHFIELD CONCERTS IN THE PARK ibwn Center Sun Bowl, Southfield, Ed Nuccilli, Sunday, 354-4717.