dedicatory

Simon Wiesenthal came here in 1977 for a dedicatory ceremony.

But as is typical with Kurtag’s dedicatory works, he’s able to tip his hat to another composer while sounding like himself.

Now that there is a wind at the back of reclaiming the river, now that there may be ribbons for politicians to cut with giant scissors and names to be credited on dedicatory plaques — now that everyone wants a piece of the orphaned river, there aren’t enough pieces to go around, to satisfy every interest and demand: environmental, natural, recreational, residential, drought-minded.

“The opening and dedicatory ceremonies next Saturday threaten to rival the game in interest,” read The Seattle Times story from Nov. 21.

Last month, Anne Twitty, a white associate professor of history at the university, uncovered the dedicatory address from the monument’s 1906 unveiling.