Orchestra Conductor. He was a national and international symphony orchestra conductor who was in high demand worldwide. Among the few African-Americans ever to grace the stages of Europe, Asia and Africa as a conductor of a major symphony. The nephew of famed and celebrated contralto Marian Anderson, DePriest was awarded the National Medal Of Arts in 2005 by President George W. Bush. After health issues he remained active in the music world often conducting from a wheelchair. He passed away at age 76 in his Arizona home.
Orchestra Conductor. He was a national and international symphony orchestra conductor who was in high demand worldwide. Among the few African-Americans ever to grace the stages of Europe, Asia and Africa as a conductor of a major symphony. The nephew of famed and celebrated contralto Marian Anderson, DePriest was awarded the National Medal Of Arts in 2005 by President George W. Bush. After health issues he remained active in the music world often conducting from a wheelchair. He passed away at age 76 in his Arizona home.
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