Background
Patterson, Russell was born on August 31, 1930 in Greenville, Mississippi, United States. Son of Dudley Russell and Elizabeth (Taylor) Patterson.
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Russell Patterson
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Bachelor, Bachelor of Music, Southeast Louisiana University, 1950. Master of Music, Kansas City Conservatory of Music, 1952. D.MA, University Missouri at Kansas City.
Career
Professor music Kansas City Conservatory of Music, 1960-1968. Member professional committee Metropolitan Opera, since 1962. Conductor Kansas City Symphony, 1982-1983, artistic director, 1982-1986, conductor emeritus, 1986-1998.
Consultant Ford Foundation.
Achievements
Membership
Member opera committee Missouri Council Arts, 1965-1969. Member music panel National Endowment Arts, 1970-1972. Member University Associates University Missouri at Kansas City, since 1970.
Member Friends of Art, Opera America (vice president 1971-1973), Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Pi Kappa Lambda, Mensa.
Connections
Married Teresa Gutierrez de Celis, August 28, 1979. Children: Richard Russell, Christopher Leonard.
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Nationality
American
Education
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1950
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1952
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Awards
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Recipient Alice M. Ditson conductors award Columbia University, 1982, W.F. Yates medalion William Jewell College. Named Distinguished Alumni Southeast Louisiana University.Recipient Alice M. Ditson conductors award Columbia University, 1982, W.F. Yates medalion William Jewell College. Named Distinguished Alumni Southeast Louisiana University.