Music: Rescuer of Necktie Salesmen

Although U.S. foundations have poured out millions in support of the nation's composers, the big money has usually gone to the big names. For many a talented newcomer, a musical grubstake is still virtually impossible to find. In the audience at Tanglewood last week sat a man who has committed much of his time and most of his fortune to changing all that. He is 49-year-old Chicago Wine Importer Paul Fromm, and he was at Tanglewood to hear the works of two of his protégés, Ben Weber's Serenade for Strings and Alvin Epstein's Sabrina...

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