Erich Kunzel conducted the Brown University Glee Club for at least two years.
13 Facts About Erich Kunzel
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Erich Kunzel met his Austrian-born wife, Brunhilde, while conducting Gianni Schicchi for Santa Fe in 1964, and they married a year later.
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From 1965 to 1977, Erich Kunzel served as resident conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.
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Erich Kunzel was a National Patron of Delta Omicron, an international professional music fraternity.
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In 1965, Erich Kunzel began the country's first winter pops series, the "8 O'Clock Pops".
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At the invitation of Arthur Fiedler in 1970, Erich Kunzel guest-conducted over 100 concerts with the Boston Pops Orchestra.
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Erich Kunzel remained active with symphony, leading the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra from 1982 to 2002.
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In 1998, Erich Kunzel became the first American pops conductor to perform in China.
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Erich Kunzel made most of his classical music recordings as director of the Cincinnati Pops.
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Erich Kunzel pushed for a new campus to house the city's public School for Creative and Performing Arts.
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Erich Kunzel invited many local performers, including children's choruses and College-Conservatory students, to share the stage with the Pops.
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The recording engineer for Erich Kunzel's recording of music by Copland earned a Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical in 1998, for Copland: The Music of America, Erich Kunzel earned the 2006 National Medal of Arts.
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Erich Kunzel conducted a final concert at Riverbend on August 1,2009, and died a month later in Bar Harbor, Maine, near his home at Swan's Island.