GLOUCESTER, MA.- The Cape Ann Museum will present an exhibition – in painting and in words – created by Gordon Goetemann and inspired by the conductor and composer Gustav Mahler (1860-1911). A Narrative of Life and Glory is Goetemann’s exploration, indeed his celebration, of Mahler’s 2nd Symphony, one of the most monumental musical scores of the 20th century, and the man who created it. In Gustav Mahler, Goetemann has found both a kindred spirit and a muse, whose musical masterpiece is the basis for these paintings. Goetemann was first introduced to Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 Resurrection fifty years ago during graduate school at the University of Iowa. Through a growing understanding of Mahler’s ideas and personal philosophy which parallel the philosophical tenets of existentialism, Goetemann discovered a foundation for his values and aesthetic as he began his professional life as an artist. He