Conductor Robert Franz, who left lasting imprint on Boise’s orchestra scene and beyond, dies at 57

BOISE, Idaho — This story originally appeared in the Boise Weekly and Idaho Press.

Robert Franz, the artistic director of the Boise Baroque Orchestra, passed away from cancer on Sept. 2 at the age of 57.

“The whole music community is going to miss him, it’s not just us — it’s everybody. He was such an excellent teacher and instructor, I think that will be the thing people miss most,” said Aliess Robison, President of the Boise Baroque Orchestra Board of Directors…

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