This comic is dedicated to the four professors at Mannes College of Music who helped me so, so, so much: Professor Lynne Rogers, professor Hedi Siegel, professor Robert Cuckson, and, professor Poundie Burstein.

Although I graduated in 2018, I never felt like I left Mannes – since I taught at Hofstra and still lived right next to Mannes, and walk my dogs past Mannes 3 times a day…

Yet this year, I moved out of New York and came to Philadelphia.

I drew this over this last summer. My best work ever! I truly poured my heart and soul into this comic. (“Shouldn’t you be practicing or reading, Alice?” Shut up…)

Goodbye, Mannes, and all my beloved professors. Thank you so much!

 

 

 

All the people drawn above are associated with Mannes: students, alumni, faculty, deans, close friends… They are, from left to right: Professor Carl Schachter; professor Philip Stoecker; professor Poundie Burstein; professor David Loeb; professor George Fisher; professor Hedi Siegel; Dean Kessler (who’s still trying to advertise for Mannes at this ceremony); professor Yuval Shapira; and somehow, Stephen Hawking?… Professor Cuckson and Mrs Cuckson; Nathan Pell, whose name and accomplishments haunted me throughout my Mannes years; Avinoam Foonberg, who’s hugging Nathan; me; Alejandro and Brownie and Nugget; Baron Fenwick; and Justin Rosin.

 

 

 

I know… Lion-King much?

 

 

I apologize about my mistake here: Professor Hedi Siegel pointed out that by 1926, the wall around the inner city of Vienna was long gone. Sorry guys!

 

 

 

 

Translation for the above page: “Hello, my name is Heinrich Schenker.”

 

Professor Hedi Siegel says: “I have translated so many of your writings!”

Schenker says: “Excuse me?”

 

Professor Rogers says: “Water, please!”

 

 

 

 

Translation of the letter: “Come and meet me!”

 

 

 

Translation: “Stravinsky!! His music sounds like shit!” “Schenker!! He thinks my music sounds like shit!!”

 

 

 

Translation: “Excuse me!” “I’m sorry!”

Translation: Schoenberg says “slow down!”