Nicholas Maw (1935-2009)

Nicholas Maw, the English composer best known for his opera "Sophie's Choice" and orchestral epic "Odyssey," died May 19 in Washington. He was 73. An obituary by Emily Langer in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/19/AR2009051903481.html