Frederik Prausnitz,
Acclaimed conductor
Frederik Prausnitz, 84, internationally acclaimed conductor, teacher and author, died of cancer Friday, Nov. 12, 2004, at his home in Lewes.
A native of Cologne, Germany, Mr. Prausnitz came to America in 1937. He attended Germantown Friends High School in Philadelphia, followed by the Juilliard School in New York, where he remained for nearly 20 years as associate dean and conductor.
He served as music director of the New England Conservatory Orchestra in Boston through the 60s and conductor of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra in the early 70s. From 1976 until his retirement in 1998, he was director of the conducting program at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore.
While building an international career as a performer, conducting many of the world's major orchestras, he gained a reputation as a champion of modern music. He also wrote two important books, one on conducting, "Score and Podium: A Complete Guide to Conducting," 1983, the other on the music of Roger Sessions, "Roger Sessions: How a Difficult Composer Got That Way," 2002.
He and his wife, Margaret, fell in love with Lewes, bought their house in 1988, and enjoyed many happy years there before her death in 1999.
He is survived by daughter Maja and son-in-law Jared Hendrickson; son Sebastian; former daughter-in-law Andrea; and grandchildren Luke, Lily Mae and Emily; as well as his brother Walther Prausnitz; and beloved dog Phoebe.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, Dec. 4, at 1 p.m. at St. George's Chapel, Beaver Dam Road, near Lewes. Contributions are suggested to the Delaware Hospice, Southern Division, 600 N. DuPont Highway, Suite 107, Georgetown, DE 19947.
Arrangments by Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, 16961 Kings Highway, Lewes.
Acclaimed conductor
Frederik Prausnitz, 84, internationally acclaimed conductor, teacher and author, died of cancer Friday, Nov. 12, 2004, at his home in Lewes.
A native of Cologne, Germany, Mr. Prausnitz came to America in 1937. He attended Germantown Friends High School in Philadelphia, followed by the Juilliard School in New York, where he remained for nearly 20 years as associate dean and conductor.
He served as music director of the New England Conservatory Orchestra in Boston through the 60s and conductor of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra in the early 70s. From 1976 until his retirement in 1998, he was director of the conducting program at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore.
While building an international career as a performer, conducting many of the world's major orchestras, he gained a reputation as a champion of modern music. He also wrote two important books, one on conducting, "Score and Podium: A Complete Guide to Conducting," 1983, the other on the music of Roger Sessions, "Roger Sessions: How a Difficult Composer Got That Way," 2002.
He and his wife, Margaret, fell in love with Lewes, bought their house in 1988, and enjoyed many happy years there before her death in 1999.
He is survived by daughter Maja and son-in-law Jared Hendrickson; son Sebastian; former daughter-in-law Andrea; and grandchildren Luke, Lily Mae and Emily; as well as his brother Walther Prausnitz; and beloved dog Phoebe.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, Dec. 4, at 1 p.m. at St. George's Chapel, Beaver Dam Road, near Lewes. Contributions are suggested to the Delaware Hospice, Southern Division, 600 N. DuPont Highway, Suite 107, Georgetown, DE 19947.
Arrangments by Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, 16961 Kings Highway, Lewes.
Frederik Prausnitz,
Acclaimed conductor
Frederik Prausnitz, 84, internationally acclaimed conductor, teacher and author, died of cancer Friday, Nov. 12, 2004, at his home in Lewes.
A native of Cologne, Germany, Mr. Prausnitz came to America in 1937. He attended Germantown Friends High School in Philadelphia, followed by the Juilliard School in New York, where he remained for nearly 20 years as associate dean and conductor.
He served as music director of the New England Conservatory Orchestra in Boston through the 60s and conductor of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra in the early 70s. From 1976 until his retirement in 1998, he was director of the conducting program at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore.
While building an international career as a performer, conducting many of the world's major orchestras, he gained a reputation as a champion of modern music. He also wrote two important books, one on conducting, "Score and Podium: A Complete Guide to Conducting," 1983, the other on the music of Roger Sessions, "Roger Sessions: How a Difficult Composer Got That Way," 2002.
He and his wife, Margaret, fell in love with Lewes, bought their house in 1988, and enjoyed many happy years there before her death in 1999.
He is survived by daughter Maja and son-in-law Jared Hendrickson; son Sebastian; former daughter-in-law Andrea; and grandchildren Luke, Lily Mae and Emily; as well as his brother Walther Prausnitz; and beloved dog Phoebe.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, Dec. 4, at 1 p.m. at St. George's Chapel, Beaver Dam Road, near Lewes. Contributions are suggested to the Delaware Hospice, Southern Division, 600 N. DuPont Highway, Suite 107, Georgetown, DE 19947.
Arrangments by Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, 16961 Kings Highway, Lewes.
Acclaimed conductor
Frederik Prausnitz, 84, internationally acclaimed conductor, teacher and author, died of cancer Friday, Nov. 12, 2004, at his home in Lewes.
A native of Cologne, Germany, Mr. Prausnitz came to America in 1937. He attended Germantown Friends High School in Philadelphia, followed by the Juilliard School in New York, where he remained for nearly 20 years as associate dean and conductor.
He served as music director of the New England Conservatory Orchestra in Boston through the 60s and conductor of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra in the early 70s. From 1976 until his retirement in 1998, he was director of the conducting program at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore.
While building an international career as a performer, conducting many of the world's major orchestras, he gained a reputation as a champion of modern music. He also wrote two important books, one on conducting, "Score and Podium: A Complete Guide to Conducting," 1983, the other on the music of Roger Sessions, "Roger Sessions: How a Difficult Composer Got That Way," 2002.
He and his wife, Margaret, fell in love with Lewes, bought their house in 1988, and enjoyed many happy years there before her death in 1999.
He is survived by daughter Maja and son-in-law Jared Hendrickson; son Sebastian; former daughter-in-law Andrea; and grandchildren Luke, Lily Mae and Emily; as well as his brother Walther Prausnitz; and beloved dog Phoebe.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, Dec. 4, at 1 p.m. at St. George's Chapel, Beaver Dam Road, near Lewes. Contributions are suggested to the Delaware Hospice, Southern Division, 600 N. DuPont Highway, Suite 107, Georgetown, DE 19947.
Arrangments by Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, 16961 Kings Highway, Lewes.
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