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Patrick D. McCoy documents the noted conductor Julian Wachner at the crossroads of three major music events: The Music of Elena Ruehr in DC, Bach at One in NYC and back in DC for Mahler rehearsals.
Apr 27, 2011 – The African-American Voice in Classical Music, Patrick D. McCoy recently covered a triptych of musical events in the life of conductor Julian Wachner: The Music of Elena Ruehr, Bach at One at Trinity Church-NYC and back for rehearsals of Mahler in DC with The Washington Chorus. McCoy was afforded the opportunity to travel with Wachner to NYC to get an in depth look at his work at Trinity Church and the first press to cover the mammoth Bach at One Series, a groundbreaking series dedicated to presenting a full Bach cantata every Monday at 1 p.m.
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JULIAN WACHNER (b. 1970)
A native of Hollywood, California, Wachner was introduced to music at an early age with cello and piano lessons at the University of Southern California at age 4. As a chorister in the St. Thomas Choir School in New York City, he studied with Gerre Hancock. Graduating with a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Boston University’s School for the Arts, he studied with notable teachers, including David Hoose and Lukas Foss. For a complete biography, http://www.julianwachner.com.
