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Léon Eugene Barzin (November 27, 1900 – April 29, 1999) was a Belgian-born American conductor and founder of the National Orchestral Association (NOA), the oldest surviving training orchestra in the United States. Barzin was also the founding musical director of the New York City Ballet.
MAESTRO LEON E. BARZIN. FOUNDING MUSIC DIRECTOR AND CONDUCTOR OF. THE NATIONAL ORCHESTRAL ASSOCIATION. The National Orchestral Association's founding conductor, Maestro Leon E. Barzin, was born in Belgium in 1900, and came to the United States with his parents at the age of two.
May 9, 1999 · Leon Barzin, musical director of the New York City Ballet in the 1940's and 50's and the head of the National Orchestra Association for 36 years, died April 29 at his home in Naples, Fla. He...
May 31, 1999 · Leon Barzin, conductor and teacher: born Brussels 27 November 1900; married 1928 Marie Sherman Vandeputte (one son, one daughter; marriage dissolved), 1939 Jane Goodwin (marriage dissolved),...
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Apr 29, 1999 · Leon BarzinAge: 98 famous conductor who headed the National Orchestra Association for 36 years. He was also the musical head of the New York City Ballet in the 1940s and '50s. Died: Naples, Fla., April 29, 1999Ian BannenA - FLionel Bart