Jonathan Strasser

Jonathan Strasser (June 3, 1946 – March 8, 2017) was an American professional musician, educator, teacher, and conductor.

Biography

Strasser was raised in New York City. He attended the High School of Music & Art and graduated in 19xx. He then attended Manhattan School of Music for violin studies and graduated in 19xx.

He was a faculty member for over 30 years at Music & Art and his high school's successor, LaGuardia H.S. of Performing Arts. To address the needs of students in New York City without a music program at their school, he founded Inter-School Orchestras of New York. He was also on faculty for the Manhattan School of Music pre-college division, for which he would remain on faculty for over 30 years as teacher and conductor of the MSM Precollege Philharmonic.

Strasser held the role of actor as conductor of the High School of Performing Arts orchestra during its performance in the film Fame (1980).

In the press, he was profiled in the New York Times.[1]

Death

He is buried at Sharon Gardens in Valhalla, New York. His legacy includes countless students who went on either to be musicians and music teachers themselves or were influenced and mentored to be dedicated to their chosen path in life, with music always being important.

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References
  1. "School Orchestras' High-Octane Conductor". The New York Times. 27 May 1999. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
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