Wassili Leps (May 12, 1870 – December 22, 1942) was a
Russia
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composer and conductor. Born near
Saint Petersburg
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, he came to the United States in 1894. He first went to New Orleans, and then settled in Philadelphia, where he became active in musical circles. He frequently conducted at the summer music festivals in
Willow Grove Park
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. He wrote numerous operas; ''Hoshi-San'' was premiered in Philadelphia in 1909. From 1932-1942 he was the director and conductor of the Providence Symphony Orchestra in Rhode Island. He died in 1942 in Toronto.
[Cooke, James Francis, ed. (February 1943). "The World of Music". The Etude. Theodore Presser. 61 (2): 3.]
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1870 births
1942 deaths
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