[James
DePreist]
LATimesBlogs
Culture
Monster
Pasadena Symphony: Michael Stern takes baton for ailing DePreistApril
5, 2012| 2:54 pm
“James
DePreist, artistic advisor of the Pasadena Symphony, is recovering
from heart bypass surgery and won’t be able to conduct its April 28
program at the Ambassador Auditorium, the orchestra announced
Thursday.”
“The
Pasadena Symphony’s chief executive, Paul Jan Zdunek, said that
DePreist, who is in his mid-70s, is recuperating in Scottsdale,
Ariz., after unanticipated surgery last week, and is expected to be
able to resume normal activities soon.”
Maestro
James Anderson DePreist turned 75 on November 21, 2011. He is a
polio survivor and has received a kidney transplant. In recent years
he has conducted from a motorized wheelchair which elevates him to a
height suitable for conducting. [AfriClassical.com
profiles James DePreist (b. 1936), who also has his own website,
http://www.JamesDePreist.com.]
No comments:
Post a Comment