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EASTERN SIERRA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Bogidar Avramov, Music Director and Conductor
Born in Sofia, Bulgaria, the son of a prominent violinist, Maestro Avramov is Professor
Emeritus at Loyola Marymount University where he was director of the instrumental
program. He currently conducts the Beverly Hills Symphony. From the beginning
of the Sierra Summer Festival and as founder of the Eastern Sierra Symphony
Orchestra, he has brought professional symphonic music to
Mammoth Lakes for 31 years.
Known simply
as "Bogidar" to everyone in the Eastern Sierra, he enjoys great
respect as a musician, conductor and true gentleman. American composer Roy
Harris recognized these qualities when he said: "He is an excellent conductor
whose enthusiasm is contagious. His musicians respond warmly to him and grow
with his discipline." The Los Angeles Times hailed Maestro Avramov
as "a leader of uncommon sensitivity and authority".