Fritz Wallenberg Park - Binghamton, NY
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N 42° 06.077 W 075° 55.978
18T E 422856 N 4661442
This is a park that is a triangle formed by the streets.
Waymark Code: WMPPT3
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 10/03/2015
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"Fritz Wallenberg, 100, co-founder and conductor of the Binghamton Symphony and an 802 member since 1941, died on April 27.
A native of Germany, he studied music – as well as engineering – in Munich, Danzig and Berlin, and then became conductor at the Shwerin Opera House. After Hitler came to power, Mr. Wallenberg began conducting in Holland. He left Europe shortly before the beginning of World War II, moving to Colombia, where he conducted the chorus and taught cello at the Bogota Conservatory.
He moved to the United States in 1940 and played cello in the Indianapolis Symphony for a year, before moving to New York City. Here he found work as a mechanical engineer and met his wife Marianne, a violinist. In 1947, after his job was transferred, he and his wife moved to Binghamton, where they founded the Binghamton Symphony, now known as the Binghamton Philharmonic. He conducted the Binghamton Symphony and the Choral Society for 25 years, retiring in 1975, and made enormous contributions to developing community interest in classical music. Mr. Wallenberg was also a gifted teacher. Several of his students have gone on to become members of major orchestras."
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