Gordon Brooks Wright

Background

Wright, Gordon Brooks was born on December 31, 1934 in Brooklyn. Son of Harry Wesley and Helen Philomena (Brooks) Wright.

Education

Bachelor of Music, College Wooster, 1957. Master of Arts, University Wisconsin, 1961. Postgraduate, Salzburg Mozarteum, 1972.

Postgraduate, Loma Linda University, 1979. Studied with, René Leibowitz, Carl Melles. Studied with, Wilfred Pelletier.

Studied with, Herbert Blomstedt. Studied with, Hans Swarowsky.

Career

Founder, music director Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, 1960-1969. Music director Fairbanks (Alaska) Symphony Orchestra, 1969-1989. Professor music University Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska, 1969-1989, professor emeritus, 1989—2007.

Founder, music director Arctic Chamber Orchestra, 1970-1989. Executive director The Reznicek Society, Indian, 1982—2007. Principal guest conductor Florida Keys Chambor Orchestra, from 2003.

Achievements

• Gordon Brooks Wright has been listed as a noteworthy conductor, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Founder, board directors Northern Alaska Environmental Center, Fairbanks, 1971-1978. Served as private Army of the United States, 1957-1959. Member American Musicol.

Society, Royal Musical Association, American Symphony Orchestra League, Conductor's Guild, Arturo Toscanini Society, American Federation Musicians, Royal Museum Association, Sierra Club (lchmn. Fairbanks Group 1969-1971), Friends of Earth-Alaska (board directors since 1978), Wilderness Society, Audubon Society, AlaskaConservation Society (editor Review 1971-1978), Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies (board directors since 1982).

Interests

• Avocations: hiking, kayaking, collecting books, photography.

Connections

Married Inga-Lisa Myrin Wright, June 13, 1958 (divorced 1979). Children: Karin-Ellen Sturla, Charles-Eric, Daniel Brooks.

Father:

Harry Wesley Wright

Mother:

Helen Philomena (Brooks) Wright

Spouse:

Inga-Lisa Myrin Wright

child:

Karin-Ellen Sturla Wright

child:

Charles-Eric Wright

child:

Daniel Brooks Wright