Tristan Foison 2: a remarkable CV

One of the main reasons for the success of Tristan Foison as a conductor was his remarkable CV. When in 2001 his career collapsed like a house of cards a journalist from the Atlanta Journal Constitution talked to the persons in charge at the Rome (Georgia) Symphony Orchestra where Tristan Foison was principal conductor from 1995 to 1998. The article published on 29 July 2001 contained this statement:

„Mary Ann Bray, executive director of the Rome Symphony, [..] added that Foison was hired by a search committee that had never heard him conduct but was dazzled by his resume.“ (Atlanta Journal Constitution, 29.07.2001)

To give you an impression what his CV looked like here a photo from his biography published in the concert programme of the Rome Symphony Orchestra in the season 1997/98: