About Gaston Dufresne
Lived 1898 – 1998 (aged 100). Gaston Dufresne was a French musician, double-bassist and university teacher.
Gaston Dufresne (9 September 1898 – 6 December 1998) was the principal bassist in the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1927 to 1957 and with the Florida West Coast Symphony from 1963 to 1979.
Dufresne wrote Develop Sight Reading, a book of progressive sight reading studies which has been transcribed for use by all orchestral instruments. Dufresne was born 9 September 1898 in Lille, France and died on 6 December 1998 in Sarasota, Florida.
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Who was Gaston Dufresne?
French musician (1898-1998)
When was Gaston Dufresne born?
Gaston Dufresne was born on 9 September 1898 in Lille.
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Gaston Dufresne died on 6 December 1998 in Sarasota.
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Gaston Dufresne was a musician, double-bassist and university teacher.
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Gaston Dufresne was French.
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