Cleveland-born John Morris Russell is one of the most well-rounded conductors in the field and the leader of the Blossom Festival Orchestra's season finale this weekend. Russell, who grew up in Shaker Heights, has led the famed Cincinnati Pops orchestra since 2011. At Blossom, Russell will be conducting, a mix of melodies by theater icons past and present: Meredith Willson, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Alan Mencken and other…
SOURCE: Cleveland.com at 12:43PM on August 28, 2012