Dear Friends,

My lifelong and close pal, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Lew Spratlan, finished his first symphony not long before he died. The Boston Modern Orchestra Project recorded it but ran out of funds to produce and release the recording. Jolly and I visited Lew in January, and he played it for us on his computer. I know his music well and love it, and this symphony is a masterpiece, in my judgment, akin to Mahler in its autumnal spirit, a very moving farewell. I urge your help in bringing this project to its well-deserved fruition.

Thank you,

Cheers,

John Stewart