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Article: Maestro & mastermind; In the 30 years since he founded the Plymouth Music Series, conductor and impressario Philip Brunelle has dreamed up innumerable ways to promote music.(VARIETY)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- October 9, 1998
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Philip Brunelle has become something of a legend in the music world. An endlessly energetic guy who gets by on three hours of sleep. A guy who juggles umpteen projects, who can perform difficult music on first sight and often needs to.
Brunelle's name is synonymous with the Plymouth Music Series of Minnesota, which opens its 30th anniversary season Saturday with a typical Brunelle selection: Leonard Bernstein's biggest . . . Broadway flop. It reflects Brunelle's passions for unknown and neglected music, a hallmark of the Plymouth series along with new works, difficult compositions and popular pieces that attract a wide audience.
Pulitzer Prize-winning ...