1.0New Music USAhttps://newmusicusa.orgKristin Kusterhttps://newmusicusa.org/nmbx/author/kkuster/Richard Toensing (1940-2014)—“The Oak Doesn’t Grow as Fast as the Squash” - New Music USArich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="DnqwIBF9pY"><a href="https://newmusicusa.org/nmbx/richard-toensing-1940-2014/">Richard Toensing (1940-2014)—“The Oak Doesn’t Grow as Fast as the Squash”</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://newmusicusa.org/nmbx/richard-toensing-1940-2014/embed/#?secret=DnqwIBF9pY" width="600" height="338" title="“Richard Toensing (1940-2014)—“The Oak Doesn’t Grow as Fast as the Squash”” — New Music USA" data-secret="DnqwIBF9pY" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://newmusicusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/richard-toensing.jpg600450As in his music, Richard Toensing (1940–2014) embraced the challenges of teaching with his simplicity inside complexity. He had an indelible ability to be engaging, stringent, rigorous, and nurturing all at once. He was well known for his integrity, his delightful wit, and his zero-tolerance policy for what he called “that bull-hooey ego nonsense that gets in the way of hard work and real life.”