Lawrence Golan (born 1966) is an American orchestral conductor and violinist. He is the Music Director of the

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in Colorado, the Yakima Symphony Orchestra in Washington state, the York Symphony Orchestra in Pennsylvania, and the Lamont Symphony Orchestra and Opera Theatre at the

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where he is director of orchestral studies and professor of conducting at the

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Life and career

Golan was born and raised in

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where his father, Joseph Golan (1930-2011), was for 49 years a member of, and for 35 years principal second violinist of the

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. He received his

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and Master of Music degrees from the

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at Indiana University, and went on to complete his Doctorate in music in 1995 at the

New England Conservatory The New England Conservatory of Music (NEC) is a private music school in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the oldest independent music conservatory in the United States and among the most prestigious in the world. The conservatory is located on Hu ...

with a dissertation entitled ''Performing Bach: dotted rhythms and trills in the sonatas and partitas for solo violin''. He furthered his studies in conducting at several music festivals including

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and

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, where in 1999 he was awarded the Leonard Bernstein conducting fellowship. Previous positions that Golan held include principal second violinist of the

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Orchestra,

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of the

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, orchestra conductor and director of string studies at the

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, music director of the Portland Ballet Company, artistic director of the Atlantic Chamber Orchestra, music director of the Colorado Youth Symphony Orchestras, conductor of the Phoenix Youth Symphony, resident conductor of the

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, and principal conductor of the New Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra in South Korea. In 2001, he joined the faculty of the University of Denver's

as director of orchestral studies and professor of conducting and also to serve as music director and conductor of the Lamont Symphony Orchestra and Opera Theatre. He concurrently serves as music director of the Yakima Symphony Orchestra (appointed 2010), the

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"Interview: Lawrence Golan"
''Yakima Magazine'' In 2011, Golan was the lead plaintiff of the

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case, now known as ''

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'', which challenged the constitutionality of the application of Section 514 of the

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. In the United States, the Act restored

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status to foreign works (including musical compositions) previously in the

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.Golan v. Holder
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Awards

Golan's awards include: *Multiple

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Awards for Innovative Programming of Contemporary Music for his work with the Lamont Symphony Orchestra and the Yakima Symphony Orchestra (2004-2014) *Global Music Awards for his recording of '' Indian Summer: The Music of George Perlman''McWisley (28 October 2011)
"Lawrence Golan takes top honors in Global Music Awards"

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'' Awards for Best College Symphony Orchestra (Lamont Symphony Orchestra) *Prestige Music Awards (2012) for his recording of ''Tchaikovsky 6 and Tchaikovsky 6.1'' *American Prize Awards in conducting and programming (2012, Grand Prize Winner)''American Prize Award
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Recordings

*''Beethoven 7 & Beethoven 7.1'', Lamont Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lawrence Golan. 2011,

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*''Tchaikovsky 6 & Tchaikovsky 6.1'', Moravian Philharmonic conducted by Lawrence Golan. 2008, Albany Records *''Funky Little Crustaceans'', William Hill, composer, Moravian Philharmonic, Lawrence Golan, conductor. 2007, Albany Records *''Visions, Dreams & Memories'', works for Native American flute and orchestra featuring James Pellerite and the Moravian Philharmonic conducted by Lawrence Golan. 2006, Albany Records. *''Indian Summer: The Music of George Perlman''. Lawrence Golan, violin; Martin Perry, piano. 1997, Albany Records *''Fantasia'', Lawrence Golan, violin. 1995, Entrata Records.

Publications

*''Bach: Three Sonatas and Three Partitas for Solo Violin'' (Book) BWV 1001-1006 by Lawrence Golan. 2006, Mel Bay Publications *''Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Ballet'', edited and reduced orchestration by Lawrence Golan. 2003, Spurwink River Publishing *''Lawrence Golan Violin Scale System''. 1997, Mel Bay Publications. *''Fantasia for Solo Violin'' by Lawrence Golan. 1997, Ludwig Music Publishers

References

External links

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Faculty biography

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