page_title: James DePreist
hierarchical_section_title: James DePreist
caption_attribution_description: English: President en:George W. Bush congratulates en:James DePreist after awarding him the U.S. National Medal of Arts in 2005. Official White House photo.
context_page_description: James Anderson DePreist was an American conductor. DePreist was one of the first African-American conductors on the world stage. He was the director emeritus of conducting and orchestral studies at The Juilliard School and laureate music director of the Oregon Symphony at the time of his death.
context_section_description: James Anderson DePreist (November 21, 1936 – February 8, 2013) was an American conductor. DePreist was one of the first African-American conductors on the world stage. He was the director emeritus of conducting and orchestral studies at The Juilliard School and laureate music director of the Oregon Symphony at the time of his death.
caption: DePreist being congratulated by President George W. Bush after receiving the National Medal of Arts in 2005
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