Hi, Fernando,
Lisette’s book is available from our friends at Techno-Vision Systems in the UK:
www.techno-vision.co.uk/products/music-products/focus-on-braille-music/
Bill
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Subject: [goodfeel] Re: In Memoriam: Lisette Wesseling
Oh, that’s really sad! What a shame to loos someone like her...
Does anybody knows where can I find her book? I will love to read it!
Thanks in advance.
Fernando Apan.
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Subject: [goodfeel] In Memoriam: Lisette Wesseling
Some of you were blessed to know Lisette, as I was. She was a talented singer,
teacher, braille music transcriber and author who was a tireless advocate for
braille music literacy and a contributor to our lists over the years. She was
one of the first blind musicians I met during my first visit to London back in
November, 1998. I am so pleased that she published her book, Focus on Braille
Music, which has no doubt helped many readers in the UK and around the world.
I remember encouraging her to write the book for readers of braille music
produced according to the standards published by the Braille Authority of the
United Kingdom.
If you enter the following term into your favorite internet search engine, you
will find numerous citations to recordings featuring performances by Lisette:
Lisette Wesseling CD release
My heart and my prayers are with Lisette’s husband, Neil, and all of her loved
ones. May she rest in peace.
Below, I will include a link to her online obituary where you may leave a
comment if you wish followed by the text of a brief note to me from our
colleague and customer, Jordie Howell that gives links to connect with the
online presentation of Lisette’s memorial service. If I have it right,
listeners in the United States can hear it at 7 PM on Sunday evening, September
18. That will be midnight in London.
Death notice:
http://notices.nzherald.co.nz/obituaries/nzherald-nz/obituary.aspx?pid=181403494
<http://notices.nzherald.co.nz/obituaries/nzherald-nz/obituary.aspx?pid=181403494&fhid=12778>
&fhid=12778
[excerpt from note to me from Jordie Howell]:
…
It is with deep sadness that I write to inform you of the passing of Lisette
Wesseling on Monday after a four-year battle with cancer. She was just 44 years
old.
Lisette was a beautiful soprano. She studied in her home of New Zealand before
moving to Melbourne and then London to take up a scholarship at the Guild Hall
School of Music. Lisette was a very skilled braille music specialist, both as a
transcriber of her own material and working both with vocal, piano and all
formats. She wrote a book entitled Focus on Braille music and also taught for
many years. Lisette released a CD in 2013 which is available online and I'll
provide details if you’d like them.
Lisette's funeral will be held in Wellington, New Zealand on Monday. It will be
streamed online. Details are provided below.
May Lisette rest in peace.
Jordie Howell
Lisette's funeral will be held at Wellington Cathedral, 19 September at 11 AM
New Zealand time. The online stream can be found here:
https://www.ustream.tv/channel/vUFhHHFeSLE
The On demand link which is available approximately 48 hours later can be found
here:
https://vimeopro.com/withloveweremember/elisabethwesseling
…
Fernando Apan
Tel: (228) 8 16 53 90
Twitter: @fernandoapan
Skype: fernando.apan
Sitio web:
http://www.musicaenbraille.com
Museo del café:
http://www.elcafe-tal.com
