Historical November 1985 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
In response to a continuing neighborhood need, the Skinker DeBaliviere Community Council (SDCC) recently established a Home Improvement Loan program.
This revolving loan fund will be used to assist eligible neighborhood residents by lending funds at less than market interest rates. Loans will be available to low- and moderate-income homeowners for the maintenance and repair of owneroccupied single- and two-family dwellings. Applications will be given the following order of priority: 1. emergency repairs, 2. code abatement, 3. exterior repairs, and 4. interior repairs. Although, once established, a revolving fund maintains itself with additional support from private donations and grants, the initial effort to start up such a fund is tremendous. Nancy Farmer, SDCC’s executive director, feels that an amount of ten thousand dollars would get the program off to a solid start.
By appealing first to the Skinker-DeBaliviere community, area residents have the opportunity to display their commitment to their fellow neighbors as well as to the area’s historic housing stock.
This grass roots commitment will further SDCC’s chance of raising additional funds from businesses and receiving grants.
As Nancy said, “fund raising begins at home.” On Nov. 21, a major fund-raising event will be held to kick off the new program.
And it will truly be a neighborhoodoriented function. Skinker-DeBaliviere residents and internationally acclaimed musicians, Seth and Maryse Carlin, will perform a benefit concert at Grace United Methodist Church, Skinker at Waterman, at 8:00 p.m.
A reception will follow at a private home. Tickets for the evening are $25 per person or a Patron package for two may be obtained for $100.
In order to facilitate planning, reservations must be made in advance; no tickets will be available at the door.
Please call 862-5122 for information.
Since coming to St. Louis in the late seventies, the Carlins have made a profound impression on the St. Louis music scene as teachers and performers. Seth is associate professor of music at Washington University and conductor of the University’s orchestra and Maryse is the instructor of Solfege and Harpsichord at St. Louis Conservatory and School for the Arts (CASA). Whether playing the piano, or in Maryse’s case—the harpsichord, or for Seth—the fortepiano, whether as a soloists or, more rarely, together as a duo, the performances of Seth and Maryse Carlin are described as “spellbinding,” “ravishing,” and displaying “unusual warmth and volume.” In addition, the artists are praised for their technique, sense of style, preparation, and sensitive interpretations. Seth has performed with the St. Louis Symphony and the Boston Pops, and was a special guest of the government of the Peoples Republic of China. Maryse has appeared in concert throughout the United States including a wellreceived performance at Carnegie Recital Hall.
She played with the St. Louis Chamber Orchestra and three other harpsichordists at Powell Hall Saturday, Oct. 19 in unusual concert of all harpsichord pieces.
The Carlin’s are also leaders in a revival of early instruments—their reproduction, their contribution to original pieces, and their role in contemporary composition. Maryse is one of only 39 harpsichordists listed in the 1985 Index to Musical America (as compared to a list of over 500 pianists). Seth’s specialization—the fortepiano (the precursor to the modern piano) —is even more rare. Through their performances with these rare instruments as well as commissioning two recital pieces, the Carlins bring to the public a heightened awareness and appreciation of the eighteenth and early nineteenth original nuances and tones.
The Skinker-DeBaliviere neighborhood is profoundly honored that these outstanding artists are donating their talents for this important benefit.
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Seth and Maryse Carlin. The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, November 1985, page 1. Photographer not credited.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, November 1985.
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