Background
DePreist, James Anderson was born on November 21, 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James Henry and Ethel (Anderson) DePriest.
DePreist, James Anderson was born on November 21, 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James Henry and Ethel (Anderson) DePriest.
Bachelor of Science, University Pennsylvania, 1958. Master of Arts, University Pennsylvania, 1961. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University Pennsylvania, 1976.
Student, Philadelphia Conservatory Music, 1959—1961. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Reed College, 1990. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Portland State University, 1993.
Doctor of Music (honorary), Laval University, Quebec City, Canada, 1980. Doctor of Music (honorary), Linfield College, 1986. Doctor of Music (honorary), Juilliard, 1993.
Doctor of Fine Arts (honorary), University Portland, 1983. Doctor of Fine Arts (honorary), Pacific University, 1985. Doctor of Fine Arts (honorary), Willamette University, 1987.
Doctor of Fine Arts (honorary), Drexel University, 1989. Doctor of Fine Arts (honorary), Oregon State University, 1990. Doctor of Arts and Letters (honorary), St. Mary's College, Moraga, California, 1985.
HHD (honorary), Lewis and Clark University, 1986.
American specialist music for State Department, 1962—1963. Conductor-in-residence Bangkok, 1963—1964. Conductor various symphonies and orchestras, since 1964.
Conductor, music director Oregon Symphony, Portland, 1980, laureate music director. Now permanent conductor Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra. And director of conducting and orchestral studies The Juilliard School, New York City.
Principal artistic advisory Phoenix Symphony.
Trustee Lewis and Clark College, since 1983. Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member Royal Swedish Academy Music.
Married Betty Louise Childress, August 10, 1963. Children: Tracy Elisabeth DePriest, Jennifer Anne DePriest. Married Ginette Grenier, July 19, 1980.