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in Minneapolis 1929-1933. He also organized the Little Symphony of Minneapolis 1931-1933. Guest conducting in Austria and France occupied his musical efforts in 1933-1937. He was the conductor for the symphony and opera music project in Los Angeles, 1938-1942. In this capacity he led the premiere of
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on October 14, 1941 at the Embassy Auditorium in Los Angeles featuring the WPA Orchestra, Los Angeles Oratorio Society, and the WPA Negro Chorus. Beginning in 1942, he served as an assistant to Canadian conductor
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Sample was the conductor of the San Bernardino Symphony and Hollywood Chamber Orchestra 1947-1949. He was in charge of the KFI (Radio) Symphony Orchestra in Los Angeles 1946-49. He was conducting their
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1945-1946 and is credited with a prominent role in the formation of that orchestra. He was the associate conductor for the
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in 1967. He retired from conducting in 1982 to devote his time to composition and coaching advanced vocal students.
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James Sample was married to Ernestine F. Sample (August 15, 1909 – September 6, 1980). Her father was
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on the day before what would have been his 85th birthday. He is buried in the Columbarium Chapel of
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Joseph Schwantner: New Morning for the World; Nicolas Flagello: The Passion of Martin Luther King
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Stoddard, Hope. Symphony Conductors of the U.S.A. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1957.
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and Bernhard Paumgartner. He also received a doctorate in music in 1942 from the
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in "Happy Birthday to You" for Monteux’s 72nd birthday on April 4, 1947.
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in 1930. In Europe, he studied for four years receiving a diploma at the
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in 1953, which he conducted 1953-1967; and became conductor of the
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who was conducting the Paris Symphony. Sample also studied with
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auditions when he was selected to be the conductor of the
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Who’s Who in the Midwest 1970-71. Chicago: Marquis.
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Colin (Summer 2009). 249: 16:American conductor (1910–1995) 1: 242: 177:transcontinental tour led by 728:Burials at Lakewood Cemetery 519:Spirit of the American Range 107: 7: 738:20th-century male musicians 329:Portland Symphony Orchestra 10: 754: 614: 553: 468: 384: 335: 325: 317: 312: 232: 134:New York College of Music 238:City of Erie Award, 1967 191:Hollywood Bowl Orchestra 154:The Star-Spangled Banner 118:MacPhail School of Music 32:This article includes a 503:Music for a Time of War 441:Lawrence Leighton Smith 223:Meadville, Pennsylvania 171:Utah Symphony Orchestra 61:more precise citations. 630:John R. 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Minneapolis, Minnesota
MacPhail School of Music
Mozarteum Salzburg
Pierre Monteux
Henri Verbrugghen
New York College of Music
Gannon College
The Blake School
Igor Stravinsky
The Star-Spangled Banner
Wilfrid Pelletier
Metropolitan Opera
Friedrich von Flotow
Utah Symphony Orchestra
San Francisco Symphony
Pierre Monteux
Carnegie Hall
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Oregon Symphony
Fritz Mahler
Erie Philharmonic

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