Vincent La Selva, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vincent La Selva

American conductor

Date of Birth: 17-Sep-1929

Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 09-Oct-2017

Profession: teacher, conductor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Vincent La Selva (September 17, 1929 – October 9, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio) was an American conductor.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he began performing at the age of 8 and by the age of 12 he was conducting student performances.
He received his bachelor's degree from the Juilliard School where he has served on the faculty since 1969.
After his graduation from Juilliard, he served in the United States Army where he conducted the First Army band at Fort Jay on Governor's Island. His idea of presenting free productions began in 1954 when he founded the Xavier Symphony Society, made up of volunteer performers.
Gian-Carlo Menotti was so taken by La Selva's performance of The Saint of Bleecker Street, that Menotti had La Selva perform the piece at New York's City Opera.
This led to his being hired to conduct the City Opera's orchestra full-time.