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Asher Raboy (born January 14, 1957) is an American composer, conductor and educator living in Napa, California. He is the Resident Artist in the Department of Music for Pacific Union College.〔"Professor Asher Raboy Selected as Educator of the Year" (http://www.puc.edu/admissions/academics/music) Retrieved 2014-07-14〕 He was music director of the Napa Valley Symphony for twenty years,〔("A symphony retrospective: Asher Raboy's 20 years ). ''Napa Valley Register'' Retrieved 2014-07-14〕 conductor of the Diablo Ballet for four〔Ulrich, Allan. ("Kudos for Diablo Ballet" ). ''SFGate'' Retrieved 2014-07-14〕 and has been music director, assistant or guest conductor for a number of other ensembles.〔"Variations for piano and orchestra... (http://www.benjaminlees.com/variations-for-piano-and-orchestra.html) Retrieved 2014-07-14〕 He has worked in opera, theater, symphony (classical and pops) and ballet. ==Early life and education== Asher Samuel Raboy was born in Park Forest, Illinois (a suburb on the south side of Chicago). His father is of Russian-Jewish descent,〔1930 United States Census〕 and his mother is descended from New England Puritans. Both were physicists. Asher was the middle of seven children.〔"Sol Raboy, Obituary" Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin, Dec. 30, 2009〕 Raboy began studying the piano at the age of five. He later developed an interest in orchestral scores, and conducted a number of bands and orchestras throughout his childhood. Raboy began composing in junior high school, and created pieces for each of his siblings for their piano recital. Asher attended the State University of New York at Binghamton (now Binghamton University) where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1978. He studied composition with Ezra Laderman, and, during that time, apprenticed as a conductor and vocal coach with Peyton Hibbitt at the Tri-Cities Opera Company. He went off to Carnegie-Mellon University for his Masters of Fine Arts (1981), studying conducting with Robert Page and Istvan Jaray, and composition with Leonardo Balada. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Asher Raboy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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