Robert Hanson (born August 18, 1946) is an American conductor and composer known for his 37 years with the
Elgin Symphony Orchestra
The Elgin Symphony Orchestra is a regional orchestra founded and headquartered in Elgin, Illinois. Its Music Director is Andrew Grams, who was named the 2015 Conductor of the Year by the Illinois Council of Orchestras. The Orchestra's season inc ...
which was named “Orchestra of the Year” three times by the Illinois Council of Orchestras and won the 2010 Elgin Image Award. In July 2011, he resigned. John von Rhein, music critic of the
Chicago Tribune
The ''Chicago Tribune'' is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, owned by Tribune Publishing. Founded in 1847, and formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" (a slogan for which WGN radio and television ar ...
, named Hanson the 2003 Chicagoan of the Year.
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American male conductors (music)
1946 births
20th-century American conductors (music)
Living people
21st-century American conductors (music)
20th-century American male musicians
21st-century American male musicians