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De Priest Named Associate Conductor Of National Symphony
James De Priest 35 nephew of Marian Anderson named associate conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center. He will conduct three weeks of concerts next season and serve as principal assistant to music director Antal Dorati. He won the 1964 Mitropoulos Conductors Competition and previously helped New York Philharmonic. He toured the Near and Far East for the State Department in 1962. He conducted and lectured in Thailand Taiwan Hong Kong the Philippines Egypt and Lebanon. He endured polio in Thailand and used braces and crutches during the Mitropoulos competition on Bernstein's suggestion.
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