From: Bruce R.Burningham [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 15:07 To: Lauer, A Robert Subject: Nancy Knopka Obituary Dear Robert, Could you please forward this message (along with the attached pdf) to your Cervantes listserv? Best, Bruce From: Mikael Elsila Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 12:50 PM To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Subject: Hi Professor Burningham, re: Dr. Nancy Knopka (1926-2010) Dear Professor Burningham, I work for the New York City musicians' union (AFM Local 802). We just received word that one of our longstanding members, Dr. Nancy Knopka, died last August. It turns out that she was a founding member of the Cervantes Society of America. Perhaps your society is already aware of her passing, but if not, you may want to forward this information to whom it may concern: * * * * Dr. Nancy Jean Cahen Knopka, 83, died last Aug. 18, 2010, reported the New York City musicians' union (AFM Local 802), where Dr. Knopka had been a member since 1959. Dr. Knopka trained with the National Orchestral Association from 1945 to 1951 under music director Leon Barzin and was the principal bassoonist for the Havana (Cuba) Philharmonic Orchestra from 1957 to 1958. In the 1980's, she played with the Brooklyn Heights Orchestra (now the Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra) and in recent years with several community bands on Long Island, including the North Shore Pops Band. In addition to being a musician, Dr. Knopka taught Spanish language and literature for 30 years at Stern College for Women at Yeshiva University, and later at Rutgers University. She was a founding member of the Cervantes Society of America, which studies the work of Miguel Cervantes. She is survived by her nephew Jeffrey Sokolow. END Best wishes, Mikael Mr. Mikael Elsila Editor, Graphic Designer and Advertising Manager Allegro: the magazine of the New York City musicians' union (AFM Local 802) 322 West 48th Street New York, NY 10036 (646) 765-9663 [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] (both e-mails point to same address) Bruce R. Burningham Interim Chair of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies Editor of Cervantes: Bulletin of the Cervantes Society of America http://bruceburningham.com<http://bruceburningham.com/> ****************************************** Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures 114 Stevenson Hall Illinois State University Campus Box 4300 Normal IL 61790-4300 (309) 438-3908 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>