Professor emeritus Malcolm Crocker and visiting scholar Margarita Maksotskaya from the Department of Mechanical Engineering were the editors of a recently published biography chronicling the life and correspondence of noted composer Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, one of the famed “Mighty Five” Russian nationalist composers.

The book, “Rimsky-Korsakov: Letters to His Family and Friends,” presents a translated and abridged version of two Russian-language books on Rimsky-Korsakov written by his granddaughter, the late Tatiana Rimsky-Korsakov.

Crocker was introduced to the Rimsky-Korsakov family in the 1970s and became a friend of Tatiana. The book is published by Amadeus Press. For more information, visit rimskykorsakov.halleonardbooks.com.