Maxine Swalin Tribute
Wednesday, April 23 2008
by Frank Stasio and Lindsay Thomas
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Maxine Swalin/ Photo: Carolina Performing Arts
In the 1930s, Benjamin
and Maxine Swalin were a plucky, creative couple who saw a need for cultural
expansion in North Carolina. Together, they revitalized the North Carolina
Symphony Orchestra and exposed people in every region of the state to music -
some for the first time. Benjamin
conducted the orchestra while Maxine served as its pianist. Maxine also made it her personal mission to
spread the gift of music education to children across the Tar Heel State. For her 105th birthday, Maxine
will be honored with a concert recital (Sunday, April 27, 2 p.m., UNC's Memorial Hall) played by pianist Fred Moyer and cellist
Nancy Green at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Moyer, Green, and Marsha Warren, co-chair of
the Friends of Maxine Swalin Committee join host Frank Stasio to talk about
this living North Carolina
treasure. Click here for more information about the concert.
