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Fun Stuff
2024
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Picture of the composer as he appears in 2024, sporting a beard and moustache.
Unearthed in 2020
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Portrait of the Composer as a Young Man with Bird Muse - pastel - ca. 1980s - Artwork by Malcolm Tuffnell.
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![Artist Malcolm Tuffnell's Pastel of Stanley M. Hoffman and his "bird muse"](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3e5c9_becf056c1bf6496f899b27c61ea21f97~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_74,h_96,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Tuffnell%20Pastel%20Cropped.jpg)
Dr. Hoffman is a listee in many of Marquis Who's Who publications. He is the recipient of a 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award, an honor bestowed on less than 5% of its 1.5 million listees. Here is a listing of the other editions in which his biography is listed. Who's Who in Finance and Business - 2009-2010, 37th Edition (pub. 2009); Who's Who in Finance and Business -
2008-2009, 36th Edition (pub. 2007); Who's Who in Finance and Business - 2006-2007, 35th Edition (pub. 2005); Who's Who in America - 2016, 70th Edition (pub. 2016); Who's Who in America - 2015, 69th Edition (pub. 2014); Who's Who in America - 2014, 68th Edition (pub. 2013); Who's Who in America - 2013, 67th Edition (pub. 2012); Who's Who in America - 2012, 66th Edition (pub. 2011); Who's Who in America - 2011, 65th Edition (pub. 2010); Who's Who in America - 2010, 64th Edition (pub. 2009); Who's Who in America - 2009, 63rd Edition (pub. 2008); Who's Who in America - 2008, 62nd Edition (pub. 2007); Who's Who in America - 2007, 61st Edition (pub. 2006); Who's Who in America - 2006, 60th Edition (pub. 2005); Who's Who in America - 2005, 59th Edition (pub. 2004); Who's Who in America - 2004, 58th Edition (pub. 2003); Who's Who in America - 2003, 57th Edition (pub. 2002);
Who's Who in America - 2002, 56th Edition (pub. 2001); Who's Who in America - 2001, 55th Edition (pub. 2000); Who's Who in America - 2000, 54th Edition (pub. 1999); Who's Who in America - 1999, 53rd Edition (pub. 1998); Who's Who in America - 1998, 52nd Edition (pub. 1997); Who's Who in America - 1997, 51st Edition (pub. 1996); Who's Who in America - 1996, 50th Edition (pub. 1995); Who's Who in Entertainment - 1998-1999, 3rd Edition (pub. 1997); Who's Who in the East - 2015, 42nd Edition (pub. 2014); Who's Who in the East - 2014, 41st Edition (pub. 2013); Who's Who in the East - 2013, 40th Edition (pub. 2012); Who's Who in the East - 2012, 39th Edition (pub. 2011); Who's Who in the East - 2011, 38th Edition (pub. 2010); Who's Who in the East - 2010, 37th Edition (pub. 2009); Who's Who in the East - 2009, 36th Edition (pub. 2008); Who's Who in the East - 2008, 35th Edition (pub.
2007); Who's Who in the East - 2007, 34th Edition (pub. 2006); Who's Who in the East - 2006, 33rd Edition (pub. 2005); Who's Who in the East - 2005, 32nd Edition (pub. 2004); Who's Who in the East - 2004, 31st Edition (pub. 2003); Who's Who in the East - 2003, 30th Edition (pub. 2002); Who's Who in the East - 2002, 29th Edition (pub. 2001);
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He is a member of BMI (Broadcast Music Incorporated).
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He is mentioned as the notable alumni of the New England Conservatory of Music by thebestschools.org.
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Notable Quotes About Dr. Hoffman's Music
"...intensely moving..."
- The American Organist
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"...touchingly simple ...worthy of performance by concert choirs..."
Choir & Organ
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"...a beautiful and accessible addition to the Jewish choral repertory."- The Choral Journal
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"The music shines... Highly recommended.""Well done."- Creator Magazine
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"...the music has a quiet radiance to it... Very attractive setting!"- The Diapason
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