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who were residents of

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, New York, and neighboring towns in

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. It annually presented a season of orchestral and chamber concerts. Conductor

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's first conducting directorship was with the Chappaqua Orchestra, and the orchestra was also conducted by

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, Wolfgang Schanzer, Jesse Levine, James Sadewhite, and

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. The orchestra has premiered and commissioned works from composers such as

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, Emily Wong, and David Macdonald. Soloists such as

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, Joseph Fuchs, Kikuei Ikeda, Jerome Rose, Jon Manasse,

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, and others have appeared with the orchestra.

was the orchestra's last Music Director and Conductor.

References

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External links

*http://www.chappaquaorchestra.org Official web site Orchestras based in New York (state) Culture of Westchester County, New York Musical groups established in 1958 1958 establishments in New York (state) {{US-orchestra-stub