What would a professional musician know about Dogs? bUneke UnScripted

Robert Freeman, musician and retired professor, weaves together a story of his love for his wife of 42 years, their 17 canine companions and his tenured career as an educator in his latest book, Woof! A Love Story of Dogs, Music, and Life.

Robert was a music school director when he fell in love with his assistant, Carol. Throughout their union they created a loving home for 17 dogs, all of which are featured through striking photography between the covers of Woof! This book is a celebration of true love between people and between people and animals. It relates the eternal truth that the world would be a better place if everyone simply took good care of each other.

Robert Freeman is a musicologist, Steinway artist, and a professional musician. Over the 42 years of marriage to his wife, Carol, he has been the proud master of 17 dogs, 11 of them golden retrievers, six of them American dogs. Having made tenure at MIT, he directed the Eastman School of Music for 24 years, presided over the New England Conservatory for three, and served as dean of the College of Fine Arts at the University of Texas in Austin for seven. He is also the author of the highly praised The Crisis of Classical Music in America.

For the Eastman School's website honoring Freeman, please visit https://www.esm.rochester.edu/freeman/.