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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Sebastian Lang-Lessing made his debut as music |
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director of the San Antonio Symphony on October 2, 2010; and |
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WHEREAS, The eighth music director in the 70-year history of |
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the orchestra, Mr. Lang-Lessing was born in Germany and began his |
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professional career with the Hamburg State Opera; he went on to |
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serve as resident conductor of the Deutsche Oper Berlin and as music |
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director of the Orchestre symphonique et lyrique de Nancy in |
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France; under his leadership, the Opera de Nancy advanced to the |
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next level, becoming the Opera national de Lorraine; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Lang-Lessing came to San Antonio from the |
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Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra in Australia, where he served as chief |
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conductor and artistic director for six years; over the course of |
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his distinguished career, he has also taken the podium at the Opera |
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Bastille de Paris, the San Francisco Opera, the Houston Grand |
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Opera, and other notable opera houses; moreover, he has led |
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performances by such prominent orchestras as the Tokyo |
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Philharmonic, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, the Hamburg |
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Symphony Orchestra, and the Orchestra of Paris; and |
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WHEREAS, Noted for his rediscovery of composer Joseph Guy |
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Ropartz, Mr. Lang-Lessing has recorded his symphonies in France, |
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and he has an extensive discography with the Tasmanian Symphony |
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Orchestra that includes works by Saint-Saens, Ravel, and Australian |
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contemporary composer Brett Dean, among others; Mr. Lang-Lessing |
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is a recipient of the Ferenc Fricsay Prize and has received glowing |
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notices in publications from the Los Angeles Times to the Berliner |
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Zeitung; and |
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WHEREAS, A gifted and dynamic artist, Sebastian Lang-Lessing |
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brings extensive international experience to his new position with |
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the San Antonio Symphony, and his inaugural season with the San |
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Antonio Symphony provides a fitting opportunity to recognize him; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Sebastian Lang-Lessing on being |
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named music director of the San Antonio Symphony and welcome him to |
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the State of Texas; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Lang-Lessing as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |
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McClendon |
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Straus |
Gonzales of Williamson |
Morrison |
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Aliseda |
Gonzalez |
Munoz, Jr. |
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Anderson of Dallas |
Hancock |
Orr |
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Anderson of McLennan |
Hardcastle |
Otto |
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Beck |
Harper-Brown |
Patrick |
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Bohac |
Hernandez Luna |
Pena |
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Burkett |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Pitts |
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Burnam |
Howard of Travis |
Price |
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Button |
Huberty |
Quintanilla |
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Callegari |
Hunter |
Reynolds |
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Christian |
Keffer |
Schwertner |
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Coleman |
King of Parker |
Scott |
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Cook |
King of Taylor |
Sheets |
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Craddick |
King of Zavala |
Sheffield |
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Creighton |
Kleinschmidt |
Shelton |
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Crownover |
Kolkhorst |
Simpson |
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Darby |
Kuempel |
Smith of Harris |
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Davis of Dallas |
Landtroop |
Smith of Tarrant |
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J. Davis of Harris |
Larson |
Smithee |
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S. Davis of Harris |
Laubenberg |
Solomons |
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Driver |
Legler |
Taylor of Collin |
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Dukes |
Lewis |
Taylor of Galveston |
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Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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Frullo |
Martinez Fischer |
Weber |
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Giddings |
Miller of Comal |
Zedler |
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Gonzales of Hidalgo |
Miller of Erath |
Zerwas |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 112 was adopted by the House on February |
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24, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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