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Championing American Music with Conductor Gerard Schwarz

Pop CultureArts Alive Blog

Gerard Schwarz | Photo by VanHouten Photopgraphy

Gerard Schwarz was the second-ever conductor of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra before spending 26 years on the podium with the Seattle Symphony. KUSC’s Alan Chapman caught up with him while Schwarz was in town to help celebrate LACO’s 50th anniversary. Here’s their conversation about the unique logistics of Schwarz’s first concert with LACO and how he (secretly) became a champion of American music in Seattle.

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Championing American Music with Conductor Gerard Schwarz
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Alan Chapman
Published on 10.01.2018

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