A Seventieth Birthday Celebration for William Mayer, Composer Note that although the printed concert program identifies this performance of William Mayer's "Messages" as the New York premiere, the world premiere was given in Carnegie Recital Hall on January 7, 1973, by flutist Paul Dunkel. NEW YORK PREMIERE of William Mayer's DISTANT PLAYING FIELDS Henahan, Donal. “Music: Exploring Flute’s Potential With Dunkel.” New York Times [New York, N.Y., United States], 9 Jan. 1973, p. 30. ProQuest. tribute 1995-12-14T20:00:00