Catherine Comet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Catherine Comet

American conductor

Date of Birth: 06-Dec-1944

Place of Birth: Fontainebleau, Île-de-France, France

Profession: conductor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Catherine Comet (born 1944) is a French-born, American conductor who from 1986 to 1997 was the music director of the Grand Rapids Symphony in Grand Rapids, Michigan, becoming the first woman to hold a post as music director of a professional orchestra in the United States.
During her 11-year tenure with the Grand Rapids Symphony, she also served as music director of the American Symphony Orchestra.
She received the Seaver/National Endowment for the Arts Conductors Award in 1988.From 1984 to 1986, Comet was associate conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.