With Sonnabend's scientific guidance, his patients Michael Callen and Richard Berkowitz introduced the concept of 'Safer Sex' to a global audience through their booklet, 'How to Have Sex in an Epidemic: One Approach.'
Composition History
Joseph Sonnabend made his public debut as a classical music composer at the age of 85 in 2018, with a concert at London's Fitzrovia Chapel.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Joseph Sonnabend's music was influenced by composers like Bach, Liszt, Scriabin, Rachmaninov, and Stravinsky, as well as American songbook composers such as Irving Berlin and Gershwin.
Composer Biography
Joseph Sonnabend, the composer, was a pioneering AIDS researcher and clinician, born in Johannesburg, South Africa, who died in London in 2021.
Composer Biography
Sonnabend was among the first clinicians in the U.S. to recognize the emerging AIDS epidemic in 1978, when gay men in his private practice began to get sick.
Cultural Impact
Joseph Sonnabend co-founded the AIDS Medical Foundation, now known as amfAR, the American Foundation for AIDS Research, which was the first AIDS research group.
Composition History
The version of 'Synergism' recorded on this album includes amendments made by violinist Charles Mutter, as Sonnabend passed away before their correspondence could continue.
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