Stephen Charles Gunzenhauser (born April 8, 1942) is an American conductor of classical music. He was the music director of the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra for 40 years, retiring after the 2019–20 season. In 2005, he founded the Endless Mountain Music Festival, an annual summer music festival held in towns in Pennsylvania and New York. Gunzenhauser has recorded for Naxos and other labels. He is the 5th most recorded American conductor.
Stephen Charles Gunzenhauser was born in New York, on April 8, 1942. He attended the High School of Music & Art. He then studied at the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, graduating with a Bachelor of Music degree in 1963, and at the Salzburg Mozarteum. He trained further at New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, taking a master’s degree in 1965. He held three Fulbright grants and completed his education at the Cologne Hochschule für Musik, where he was awarded an artist diploma in 1968.
Gunzenhauser was music director of the Brooklyn Center Chamber Orchestra (1970−1972), and was artistic director (1974−1982), then administrative director (1982−1987) of the Wilmington Music School. In 1978, he became music director of the Delaware Symphony Orchestra, and became principal conductor (1978−1981). He later served 40 years as the music director of the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra, Pennsylvania. He retired from it after the 2019−20 season.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Gunzenhauser
https://www.musicschoolofdelaware.org/
https://www.delawaresymphony.org/
From Focus Delaware 5/14/1981
“Focus Delaware” aired on Rollins Cablevision & WNS-TV Channel 2 and WTGI Channel 61 from 1980 to 1987 and was hosted by Bob Weiner.
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Focus Delaware
"Focus Delaware" aired on Rollins Cablevision & WNS-TV Channel 2 and WTGI Channel 61 from 1980 to 1987 and was hosted by Bob Weiner.
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