Background
Bressler, Charles was born on April 1, 1926 in Kingston, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Herbert Clair and Verna (Snyder) Bressler.
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Bressler, Charles was born on April 1, 1926 in Kingston, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Herbert Clair and Verna (Snyder) Bressler.
Graduate, Juilliard School Music, 1950. Postgraduate diploma, Juilliard School Music, 1951.
He has taught at the Manhattan School of Music.In 1956 he appeared in "The Lark", starring Julie Harris, at the Longacre Theatre in New York City. He is noted for his performances of early music He also made a number of important recordings with Maurice Abravanel and the Utah Symphony, notably the Vanguard recording of the Berlioz Requiem.
In addition, he appeared on the Los Angeles Philharmonic recording of Respighi"s Lauda per la Natività del Signore along with Marilyn Horne, Marie Gibson, and the Roger Wagner Chorale, conducted by Alfred Wallenstein.
He became a founding member of the New York Pro Musica, with which he toured from 1953-1963.