He told me, “I wanted to show
in a massive 31 minute work for
large orchestra what Medicare
meant to a musical artist whose
life had been dedicated to mak-
ing his best possible musical
contribution to humanity. And
there could be no better time in
our history than now, for a well
publicized, complete perfor-
mance of this work.
“I had to use the capabilities of
a very large orchestra with such
instrumentation as contra bas-
soon, bass clarinet, vibraphone,
English horn, gongs, chimes, and
many more instruments to even
touch on the significance of the
medical care for such conditions
as heart repair. I’ve been able to
play and write for five more years
now as a direct result. A spokes-
man at the Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services told me,
‘This is music to our ears.’”
Derwyn’s love of jazz began in
childhood with jazz sax. His wife
Lia Di Stefano, a graphic artist,
told me that, “When Derwyn
decided to be a full-time musi-
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