“In addition to these performances, James DePreist will participate in Seattle Symphony’s American Conductors Project, a new initiative funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts that brings together many of the nation’s leading conductors for a series of free panel discussions about the role of the American music director. DePreist will discuss 'The Next Generation,' and will be joined by music journalist Melinda Bargreen. The discussion will take place on Wednesday, May 27, from 6 to 7 p.m. in Soundbridge Seattle Symphony Music Discovery Center. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and the event is free and open to the public.” “DePreist is currently the Permanent Conductor of the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; Director of Conducting and Orchestral Studies at The Juilliard School; and Laureate Music Director of the Oregon Symphony.” [Full Post] [James DePreist (b. 1936) is profiled at AfriClassical.com]
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