Benjamin S. Chancy Memorial Concert
type: Event
conductor: http://data.carnegiehall.org/names/1432
orchestra: http://data.carnegiehall.org/names/2369
description: tribute
location: http://data.carnegiehall.org/venues/5
organizer: http://data.carnegiehall.org/names/139586
start date: 1972-03-12T15:00:00
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comment: Benjamin S. Chancy was Director of the Music Bureau of the New York City Board of Education. On May 5, 1971, he collapsed and died of a heart attack backstage at Philharmonic Hall (Avery Fisher Hall), between selections on the All-City High School Orchestra and Chorus concert.