Received this baby from University of Illinois Press the other day. I’m very much looking forward to reading it. If it’s anything like Howard Pollack’s Copland biography, it should be superb. Pollack has also written acclaimed books about American composers John Alden Carpenter, George Gershwin, and Marc Blitzstein, among others. “Samuel Barber: His Life & Legacy” is scheduled for release on April 4.
https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=c044908
In the meantime, a very happy birthday to Samuel Barber!