Dear Friends,

Today is the birthday... the one hundredth birthday, no less... of one of the world's great philanthropists, and one of the most important Bach scholars of the twentieth century - William H. Scheide, Princeton Class of 1936. There are so many of us who owe Bill our thanks on this day, and as the Director of a choral program which has been the recipient of Bill and Judy's considered and consistent generosity, and as a devoted servant of the music of a composer whom Bill has studied and promoted perhaps more than any man alive - Johann Sebastian Bach - let me say on behalf of the Princeton University Glee Club: Happy Birthday Bill - we're so honored to be singing for you next Monday!

Gabriel Crouch