Carolyn Peskin, ARS Composer, Passes Away

Carolyn Peskin (nee Newman), age 93 was born March 21, 1931 and passed away on October 30, 2024.
Carolyn composed three ARS Members' Library Edition pieces and Two Play-the-Recorder month pieces:
Arioso and Jazzy Rondo (MLE 28)
Elegy for Recorder Quartet (MLE 15)
Thank You, ARS (PtRM 2009)
Three Cleveland Scenes (MLE 11)
We're ARS (PtRM 2003)
She spent her early years in Cleveland Heights, graduating in Cleveland Heights High School's class of1949. She earned an M.A. in chemistry from Radcliffe College, working briefly in industry before teaching physical science for several rewarding years at Hathaway Brown School in Shaker Heights. Returning to higher education, in the 1980s, she earned a second M.A. in music history at Cleveland State University. Until moving to assisted living in 2014, Carolyn arranged Early Music and played woodwinds in various Early Music ensembles. She contributed to Early Music publications both local and national and served as a trustee with their sponsors.
For the last ten years, Carolyn was part of the Judson Park retirement community, where she reigned as unofficial "poet laureate" for a few years upon arrival. Carolyn was devoted to her husband, the late Perry Peskin. Her parents were Henrietta R. Newman and Dr. Leon Newman. She is survived by daughter Laura Peskin and nephews James Peskin and Dr. Lawrence Peskin. Carolyn had a big heart and was loved by family, friends, neighbors and Judson Park associates.
Please consider supporting Early Music with a gift to the American Recorder Society (
americanrecorder.org/donate). Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be left at www.bkbmc.com for the Peskin family.