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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, Carmon DeLeone celebrates his 20th season as Music 
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Director and Conductor of the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra 
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at the Grand Opening Night Concert on November 5, 2005 at The 
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Center for Performing Arts, Governors State University; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra is the 
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largest performing arts organization in the Chicago Southland 
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providing professional orchestral music of beauty and 
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excellence to the region; it draws audiences from Chicago, 
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Indiana, and Michigan, and more than 68 south and southwest 
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suburbs; now in its 28th season, the Illinois Philharmonic 
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integrates artistry, repertoire, education, diversity, and 
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collaborations with its performances; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In 1995, Maestro DeLeone was named the Illinois 
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Music Director of the Year by the Illinois Council of 
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Orchestras; under his leadership, the Orchestra has expanded 
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the scope and content of its musical programming and was named 
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Illinois Orchestra of the Year in 1992; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He has also been Music Director of the Cincinnati 
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Ballet for 36 years, and this season also marks his 23rd year 
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as Music Director of the Middletown Symphony in Ohio; at New 
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York's Carnegie Hall, he has served as Conductor and Host of 
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the Family Concert Series and, in Europe, has conducted 
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frequent performances with the Luxembourg Philharmonic 
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Orchestra; and

 
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    WHEREAS, A talented composer, he has written many original 
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scores for the Ballet; his best known work, the full-length 
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ballet in two acts, Peter Pan, garnered rave reviews at its 
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opening and first revival in Cincinnati and equal praise when 
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it was presented by Ballet West in Salt Lake City, Iowa City, 
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and Anchorage; his other compositions for the Ballet include 
 


 






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Frevo, Guernica, With Timbrel and Dance Praise His Name, and 
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Ruth Page's Billy Sunday, which was nationally televised in 
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1983 with Johnny Bench as host; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He is frequently asked to guest conduct other 
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orchestras throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, 
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Puerto Rico, and Europe; he has been featured in performances 
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with orchestras in Dallas, Vancouver, New Orleans, and 
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Pittsburgh among others; in 1991, he made his European debut 
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with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Luxembourg; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He earned B.M., B.S., and M.M. degrees from the 
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Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music; he served at CCM as 
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Adjunct Assistant Professor of Opera and Music Theatre; during 
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this tenure, he conducted productions of Prince Igor, La 
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Cenerentola, Gianni Schicchi, The Crucible, La Callisto 
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(American Premiere), and The Secret Marriage; he has been 
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presented with the Conservatory's Distinguished Alumni Award; 
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at Indiana University, he conducted the world premiere and 
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nationally televised production of John Eaton's children's 
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opera, The Lion And Androcles; he is also a proud recipient of 
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Cincinnati's most prestigious Post-Corbett Award for 
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excellence in the arts; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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we congratulate Maestro Carmon DeLeone on his 20th season as 
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Music Director and Conductor of the Illinois Philharmonic 
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Orchestra and wish him all the best in the future; and be it 
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further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Maestro Carmon DeLeone as an expression of our 
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utmost admiration and esteem.