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Sheldon, Gary was born on January 21, 1953 in Bay Shore, New York, United States.
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Gary Sheldon
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Gary Sheldon, Conductor, music director. Recipient New Orleans Music and Drama Foundation award, 1982, 3d prize Rupert British Broadcasting Corporation Symphony Foundation, London, 1982, 4th prize Leopold Stokowski Conducting Competition, 1986. Member American Symphony Orchestra League (youth orchestra division board directors since 1980).
Education
Student, Washington U., St. Louis, 1972; Bachelor of Music, Juilliard School Music, 1974; diploma, Institute Hautes Etudes Musicales, Montreux, Switzerland, 1975.
Career
Principal conductor, Opera Theater, Syracuse, 1976-1977; assistant conductor, Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, 1976-1977; assistant conductor, New Orleans Symphony Orchestra, 1977-1980; associate conductor, Columbus (Ohio) Symphony Orchestra, 1982-1989; music director, Lancaster (Ohio) Festival, since 1988; music director, Marin Symphony Orchestra, San Rafael, California, since 1990.
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Member American Symphony Orchestra League (youth orchestra division board directors since 1980).
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American
Awards
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Recipient New Orleans Music and Drama Foundation award, 1982, 3d prize Rupert British Broadcasting Corporation Symphony Foundation, London, 1982, 4th prize Leopold Stokowski Conducting Competition, 1986.Recipient New Orleans Music and Drama Foundation award, 1982, 3d prize Rupert British Broadcasting Corporation Symphony Foundation, London, 1982, 4th prize Leopold Stokowski Conducting Competition, 1986.