Delos Diary

One of the most valuable contributors to Delos' reputation for its top quality recorded releases has been Shirley Fleming.
Her notes, which accompany many Delos CDs, have been exemplary for their graceful writing, readability and accuracy.
Shirley Fleming's distinguished career in the classical music world as writer, editor, and critic is legendary. Publications, such as Musical America, High Fidelity and American Record Guide, have all been enhanced by her writing, editing and critical skills. For Delos, she approached every editorial assignment with care and integrity and consistently supplied written notes as understandable to the average layman as to the trained musician.
When asked to rework her notes into a new format called "Young People's Notes," she revised her copy with practical skill and submitted new versions, ideally edited for children and young people just becoming familiar with classical music.
Shirley Fleming, a dear friend, a beautiful and talented woman and a wonderful personality, died on Thursday, March 10 in Augusta, Georgia, at the age of 75.
Unhappily, when we want new notes, beautifully written, that meet our deadline and fulfill our needs, we can no longer simply reach for the phone and say, "Let's call Shirley!"