Ginette DePreist in conversation with Bill Stirling

Ginette DePreist’s life with James DePreist was a wonderful one. One filled with excitement, rewards and love with a partner she would have never dreamed of. His life, however, was so much more. His journey took him through so many twists and turns and almost insurmountable challenges that he managed to overcome through his entire life and career as the most internationally acclaimed African American symphony conductor of his time. His tenacity and perseverance taught him to never give up and always reach up.

In 2005, James DePreist received the National Medal of the Arts, the nation’s highest award for artistic excellence after serving as the music director of the Oregon Symphony for nearly 25 years.

You may also like the following events from Explore Books:

• Next Friday, 8th August, 05:30 pm, Patrick Summers, Author of Key Change: An Alternative History of Mozart in Aspen
• Next Sunday, 10th August, 03:00 pm, Author Paul Andersen, Author of Dr. Schweitzer at the Birth of the Aspen Idea in Aspen
• This month, 12th August, 04:00 pm, Jacque Rosman, Author of Murder in Georgetown in Aspen

Also check out other Arts events in Aspen.