Joel Ryce-Menuhin
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Joel Ryce-Menuhin was an American
pianist
, who later became a Jung
ian psychologist
in private practice.
along with pianist Van Cliburn
as a student of Rosina Lhévinne
.
While later studying in London with famed pianist Dame Myra Hess
in 1959, Joel Rice was introduced to Yaltah Menuhin
, sister of violinist Yehudi Menuhin
, who had come to play in the Bath Festival. A year later, after their marriage in America on Joel's 27th birthday in 1960, the young pianists were invited to play together at a festival in California
. They so enjoyed this first performance, that they subsequently devoted a large portion of their time each season to joint appearances, playing solos, duets and works for two pianos and television appearances in New York, Paris and Geneva.
In 1962, the duo won the Harriet Cohen International Music Award
for their London debut, in a program largely devoted to works by Schubert for four hands. In 1966, they performed the Mozart Double Piano Concerto under the baton of Yehudi Menuhin in Gstaad
, Switzerland and other venues in Europe. In 1967, Yaltah and Joel recorded the entire duet repertoire of Mozart in America for Everest Records
, the first time ever that this was done by one team of artists.
During their annual tours in America and Europe, they gave many charity performances, for such organizations as the Swiss Technical Overseas Relief, for mental hospitals, needy infants in Germany, the World Day of Peace at the Lausanne
Swiss National Exposition, and for the opening of United Nations Week in London.
with the founder of Sandplay therapy, Dora M. Kalff, and he became a highly regarded Jung
ian psychotherapist.
He wrote several music-related books with his wife, Yaltah Menuhin
, and wrote and edited several books on psychology (Jung and the Monotheisms, Jungian Sandplay: The Wonderful Therapy, et al.). He formerly edited the Jungian journal, Harvest.
, England
, where she died on June 9, 2001.
, an English immigrant to Massachusetts Bay Colony
, as follows:
United States
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pianist
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, who later became a Jung
Jung
Carl Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist, an influential thinker and the founder of analytical psychology.Jung may also refer to:* Jung * JUNG, Java Universal Network/Graph Framework-See also:...
ian psychologist
Psychologist
Psychologist is a professional or academic title used by individuals who are either:* Clinical professionals who work with patients in a variety of therapeutic contexts .* Scientists conducting psychological research or teaching psychology in a college...
in private practice.
Biography
Joel Ryce-Menuhin was born as Joel Taylor Rice in Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois to Joseph Kenneth Rice (1901–1998) and Emily Bours Thompson Rice (1898–1982). At a young age he showed considerable talent as a pianist, attending the Juilliard SchoolJuilliard School
The Juilliard School, located at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, United States, is a performing arts conservatory which was established in 1905...
along with pianist Van Cliburn
Van Cliburn
Harvey Lavan "Van" Cliburn Jr. is an American pianist who achieved worldwide recognition in 1958 at age 23, when he won the first quadrennial International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow, at the height of the Cold War....
as a student of Rosina Lhévinne
Rosina Lhévinne
Rosina Bessie Lhévinne was a Russian American pianist and famed pedagogue....
.
While later studying in London with famed pianist Dame Myra Hess
Myra Hess
Dame Myra Hess DBE was a British pianist.She was born in London as Julia Myra Hess, but was best known by her middle name. At the age of five she began to study the piano and two years later entered the Guildhall School of Music, where she graduated as winner of the Gold Medal...
in 1959, Joel Rice was introduced to Yaltah Menuhin
Yaltah Menuhin
Yaltah Menuhin was an American-born British pianist, artist and poet.-Early life:Yaltah was born of Russian Jewish parents in San Francisco, the youngest of three extraordinarily musical children. Her siblings were Yehudi Menuhin and Hephzibah Menuhin...
, sister of violinist Yehudi Menuhin
Yehudi Menuhin
Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, OM, KBE was a Russian Jewish American violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in the United Kingdom. He was born to Russian Jewish parents in the United States, but became a citizen of Switzerland in 1970, and of the United Kingdom in 1985...
, who had come to play in the Bath Festival. A year later, after their marriage in America on Joel's 27th birthday in 1960, the young pianists were invited to play together at a festival in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. They so enjoyed this first performance, that they subsequently devoted a large portion of their time each season to joint appearances, playing solos, duets and works for two pianos and television appearances in New York, Paris and Geneva.
In 1962, the duo won the Harriet Cohen International Music Award
Harriet Cohen International Music Award
The Harriet Cohen International Music Award was founded in 1951 by Sir Arnold Bax and others in 1951, in honour of the British pianist Harriet Cohen.- 1950s :1951*Philippe Entremont – Piano Medal1954*Ingrid Haebler – Beethoven Medal1955...
for their London debut, in a program largely devoted to works by Schubert for four hands. In 1966, they performed the Mozart Double Piano Concerto under the baton of Yehudi Menuhin in Gstaad
Gstaad
Gstaad is a village in the German-speaking section of the Canton of Berne in southwestern Switzerland. Part of the municipality of Saanen, Gstaad is known as one of the most exclusive ski resorts in the world....
, Switzerland and other venues in Europe. In 1967, Yaltah and Joel recorded the entire duet repertoire of Mozart in America for Everest Records
Everest Records
Everest Records was a stereophonic record label based in Bayside, Long Island started by Harry D. Belock and Bert Whyte in May 1958. It was devoted mainly to classical music.-History:...
, the first time ever that this was done by one team of artists.
During their annual tours in America and Europe, they gave many charity performances, for such organizations as the Swiss Technical Overseas Relief, for mental hospitals, needy infants in Germany, the World Day of Peace at the Lausanne
Lausanne
Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...
Swiss National Exposition, and for the opening of United Nations Week in London.
Jungian psychology
Physical illness forced Joel to end his musical career in 1971. During the following years, strongly supported by Yaltah, he studied psychology in SwitzerlandSwitzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
with the founder of Sandplay therapy, Dora M. Kalff, and he became a highly regarded Jung
Jung
Carl Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist, an influential thinker and the founder of analytical psychology.Jung may also refer to:* Jung * JUNG, Java Universal Network/Graph Framework-See also:...
ian psychotherapist.
He wrote several music-related books with his wife, Yaltah Menuhin
Yaltah Menuhin
Yaltah Menuhin was an American-born British pianist, artist and poet.-Early life:Yaltah was born of Russian Jewish parents in San Francisco, the youngest of three extraordinarily musical children. Her siblings were Yehudi Menuhin and Hephzibah Menuhin...
, and wrote and edited several books on psychology (Jung and the Monotheisms, Jungian Sandplay: The Wonderful Therapy, et al.). He formerly edited the Jungian journal, Harvest.
Personal life
Joel Ryce-Menuhin and his wife were married for almost forty years. Following an extended struggle with cancer, Joel died on March 31, 1998, aged 64, with his wife by his side. Yaltah Menuhin continued to live in their home in Canfield Gardens, HampsteadHampstead
Hampstead is an area of London, England, north-west of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Camden in Inner London, it is known for its intellectual, liberal, artistic, musical and literary associations and for Hampstead Heath, a large, hilly expanse of parkland...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, where she died on June 9, 2001.
Genealogy
Joel was a direct descendant of Edmund RiceEdmund Rice (1638)
Edmund Rice , was an early immigrant to Massachusetts Bay Colony who was born in Suffolk, England, and lived in Stanstead, Suffolk and Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire prior to sailing with his family to America. He arrived in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in summer or fall of 1638, presumed to be first...
, an English immigrant to Massachusetts Bay Colony
Massachusetts Bay Colony
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was an English settlement on the east coast of North America in the 17th century, in New England, situated around the present-day cities of Salem and Boston. The territory administered by the colony included much of present-day central New England, including portions...
, as follows:
- Joel Ryce-Menuhin (né Joel Taylor Rice), son of
- Joseph Kenneth Rice (1901 – 1998), son of
- John Samuel Rice (1879 – 1955), son of
- Samuel Gardner Rice (1840 – 1893), son of
- Gardner Rice (1804 – 1878), son of
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- Samuel Rice (1772 – 1853), son of
- Nathaniel Rice (1745 – 1777), son of
- Phineas Rice (1724 – 1777), son of
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- Perez Rice (1698 – 1782), son of
- Thomas Rice (1654 – 1747), son of
- Thomas Rice (1626 – 1681), son of
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- Edmund RiceEdmund Rice (1638)Edmund Rice , was an early immigrant to Massachusetts Bay Colony who was born in Suffolk, England, and lived in Stanstead, Suffolk and Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire prior to sailing with his family to America. He arrived in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in summer or fall of 1638, presumed to be first...
(1594 – 1663)
- Edmund Rice
-
Selected recordings
- Menuhin, Yaltah & Joel Ryce. 1965. Music for dual pianists: Petrouchka, by Stravinsky, adapted in 1947 by the composer, --Duet Sonata, by Hindemith—Neue Liebeslieder Walzer, op. 65, complete, by Brahms. SDBR 3130, Everest Records, USA. (Sound recordings)
- Menuhin, Yaltah & Joel Ryce. 1967. The complete works for piano, four hands, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart No. SDBR 03168/3, Everest Records, USA. (Sound recordings)
- Menuhin, Yaltah & Joel Rice. 1967. Piano Music For Four Hands: Beethoven - 3 Grand Marches In C, E Flat And D Op. 45/ Mendelssohn - Andante And Variations Op. 83A/ Schubert - Fantasie In F Minor Op. 103/ Dvorak - Slavonic Dances Op. 71 No.S 1, 2, 5 & 7. No. 036676, Everest Records, USA (Sound recordings)
Selected publications
- Ryce-Menuhin, J. 1988. The self in early childhood. Free Association Books, London. (ISBN 1853430021)
- Ryce-Menuhin, J. 1992. Jungian sandplay: The wonderful therapy. Routledge Press, London & New York. (ISBN 0415047757)
- Ryce-Menuhin, J. 1992. The performing musician as an analyst: A shift in depth interpretation. Journal of Analytical Psychology 37:49-60.
- Ryce-Menuhin, J. (ed.) 1994. Jung and the monotheisms: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Routledge Press, London & New York. (ISBN 0415079624)
- Ryce-Menuhin, J. 1996. Naked and erect: male sexuality and feeling. Chiron Publications, Wilmette, Illinois. (ISBN 1888602007)