Charles Ansbacher | |
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_(page_26_crop).jpg) Ansbacher at an Amerika Haus event in 1996 | |
| Born | October 5, 1942 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Died | September 12, 2010 (aged 67) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Brown University University of Cincinnati |
| Occupation | Conductor |
| Organization(s) | Colorado Springs Symphony Orchestra Boston Landmarks Orchestra |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Father | Heinz Ansbacher |
Charles Ansbacher (October 5, 1942 – September 12, 2010) was an American conductor. After undergraduate and graduate work at Brown University ('65) and the University of Cincinnati (M.M. 1968, D.M.A. 1979), he studied conducting at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria. Ansbacher was the conductor and musical director of the Colorado Springs Symphony Orchestra from 1970 to 1989,[1][2] and, in 2000, founded the Boston Landmarks Orchestra, which gives free classical music concerts at various locations in the Boston area.[3][4] On September 1, 2010, he was named Conductor Laureate of the Boston Landmarks Orchestra.
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- ^ The Gazette, December 24, 1989. Accessed on line November 20, 2007.
- ^ Feeding the Spirit: Charles Ansbacher ’65 Archived 2008-09-07 at the Wayback Machine, Brown Alumni Magazine, Zachary Block, September/October 2003. Accessed on line November 20, 2007.
- ^ Grace Notes, Geoff Edgers, Boston Globe, August 9, 2002. Accessed on line November 20, 2007.