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Maestro Ward Stare reflects on the music teachers that influenced him

Conductor Ward Stare
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Conductor Ward Stare

Recently, WXXI’s Julia Figueras interviewed Ward Stare, the music director of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.  When Julia asked him to name a favorite teacher, he replied there were just too many to mention.

Ward Stare is Music Director of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.