[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 185 (Thursday, December 10, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2942-E2943]
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                      A TRIBUTE TO GRETCHEN PUSCH

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS-

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 10, 2009

  Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Gretchen 
Pusch.
  Flutist Gretchen Pusch made her Carnegie Recital Hall debut as winner 
of the Artist International Competition. She has appeared frequently in 
recitals and as concerto soloist in North America, Europe and Asia. A 
member of the Dorian Wind Quintet, she has also collaborated in chamber 
music concerts with Peter

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Schickele, Anthony Newman, Maxence Larrieu and Paula Robison, among 
others. Ms. Pusch has performed with the American Symphony, American 
Composers Orchestra, Brooklyn Philharmonic, New Jersey Symphony and 
Philharmonia Virtuosi.
  Ms. Pusch has been heard on radio, television and recordings for 
Composers Recording Inc., Panasonic, Summit, Innova, Mode and Windham 
Hill. Formerly on the faculty of Rutgers University, Ms. Pusch 
currently serves on the flute faculty of the Juilliard School's Music 
Advancement Program and the International Festival Institute at Round 
Top and is a teaching artist for The Academy (a joint program of 
Carnegie Hall, the Juillard School and the Weill Music Institute). She 
is a graduate of Boston University and studied with Julius Baker, James 
Pappoutsakis and Keith Underwood.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in recognizing 
Gretchen Pusch.

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