[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23404]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING MAESTRO ENRIQUE DIEMECKE

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 25, 2003

  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Representatives to join 
me in congratulating Maestro Enrique Diemecke as he begins his 
fifteenth year as the Music Director and Principal Conductor of the 
Flint Symphony Orchestra. Maestro Diemecke will be honored for his 
service at a dinner on October 4th.
  Enrique Diemecke became an integral part of the Flint musical 
community in 1988. An internationally recognized musician and maestro, 
he is considered to be one of the best young maestros working in the 
world today. His list of accomplishments is extensive. After studying 
at Catholic University in Washington, DC. and the Pierre Monteux School 
for Advanced Conductors he embarked upon a musical career that spans 
several continents. He has served to the delight of audiences as the 
conductor for orchestras in North America, Europe, New Zealand and 
South America. His sublime interpretation of both classical composers 
and emerging talents have won rave reviews everywhere he performs.
  His musical endeavors have not been limited to live performance. 
Maestro Diemecke has recorded several pieces of music. He won the Bruno 
Walter Orpheus d'Or Prized for Best Opera Conductor by the Academy of 
Lyric Recordings for his live recording of Mascagni's Parisina. His 
1993 recordings of the music by Revueltas, Chavez, and Moncayo was 
honored with the Golden Record Award and was a top ten seller in Mexico 
for over a year.
  As a composer, Enrique Diemecke's work commands international 
respect. During the 1998 World Cup, he was commissioned by Radio France 
Festival to compose a work in honor of the soccer spectacular. His 
composition, Die-Sir-E, was heard around the world and has been 
performed at other venues since the World Cup. His compositions are 
increasingly presented to the public by orchestras in several 
countries.
  It is an honor to ask my fellow members of the House of 
Representatives to join me in congratulating Maestro Enrique Diemecke 
for his collaboration with the Flint Symphony Orchestra. During the 
past fifteen years, Maestro Deimecke has inspired a spirit of joy and 
enthusiasm with each performance, enriching the life of the greater 
Flint area with his talent and blessing our community through his 
continued association with the Flint Symphony Orchestra.

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