Bill Text: TX HR112 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating Sebastian Lang-Lessing on being named music director of the San Antonio Symphony.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-03-07 - Reported enrolled [HR112 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-HR112-Introduced.html

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82R4647 JBA-D
By: McClendon H.R. No. 112

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Sebastian Lang-Lessing made his debut as music
director of the San Antonio Symphony on October 2, 2010; and
WHEREAS, The eighth music director in the 70-year history of
the orchestra, Mr. Lang-Lessing was born in Germany and began his
professional career with the Hamburg State Opera; he went on to
serve as resident conductor of the Deutsche Oper Berlin and as music
director of the Orchestre symphonique et lyrique de Nancy in
France; under his leadership, the Opera de Nancy advanced to the
next level, becoming the Opera national de Lorraine; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Lang-Lessing came to San Antonio from the
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra in Australia, where he served as chief
conductor and artistic director for six years; over the course of
his distinguished career, he has also taken the podium at the Opera
Bastille de Paris, the San Francisco Opera, the Houston Grand
Opera, and other notable opera houses; moreover, he has led
performances by such prominent orchestras as the Tokyo
Philharmonic, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, the Hamburg
Symphony Orchestra, and the Orchestra of Paris; and
WHEREAS, Noted for his rediscovery of composer Joseph Guy
Ropartz, Mr. Lang-Lessing has recorded his symphonies in France,
and he has an extensive discography with the Tasmanian Symphony
Orchestra that includes works by Saint-Saens, Ravel, and Australian
contemporary composer Brett Dean, among others; Mr. Lang-Lessing
is a recipient of the Ferenc Fricsay Prize and has received glowing
notices in publications from the Los Angeles Times to the Berliner
Zeitung; and
WHEREAS, A gifted and dynamic artist, Sebastian Lang-Lessing
brings extensive international experience to his new position with
the San Antonio Symphony, and his inaugural season with the San
Antonio Symphony provides a fitting opportunity to recognize him;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Sebastian Lang-Lessing on being
named music director of the San Antonio Symphony and welcome him to
the State of Texas; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Lang-Lessing as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.