Dear Mr. Linden,
My name is Timothy Brown and I wanted to share the gift that your brother gave me while attending BGSU. At 17 years old I became the first person in my family to attend college. My Father was a steelworker and I was raised in Middletown,Ohio as a young adopted boy with no siblings in an 800 square foot home. When I attended my freshman year of college I met your brother. I was not a violist, yet I was fascinated with your brother's passionate personality and asked if I could take private viola lessons with him. He said yes. I have no idea why, yet as I look back on my life I realize that he introduced me to the beautiful world of strings.
I cherish my time with him and his influence helped greatly as I eventually found my musical voice as a composer many years later. I just wanted to let you know that I am now at a time in my life of sharing my gratitude to the many teachers that gave me the beautiful and meaningful life that I now have. My music is healing the world and I wanted you to know that your brother was a very important part of my musical path.
My Warmest Wishes,
Tim
My Daniel Pearl Commission performance with 240 vocalists and chamber orchestra
pictured in the audience, Dr. Judea Pearl, me, and my wife, Mi Won Brown
2021 American Prize in Chamber Music (finalist)
The photo at the end of the video is of my visit to the USAFA
to visit my son when he was a cadet, Class of 2005
I hope my teacher would of taken much pride in knowing that his love for music is still being shared throughout the world
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