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Boutelje, Phil |
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Theirs Be the Glory; Sea Cycle. Operetta, Tlie Willow Plate; and other choral works including several prize winners: The Sea Gods Daugliter; Onawa; a cantata, The Vision of Sir Launfal; Arethusa; Tuscan Cypress; Day; The Conqueror Worm; Freed-mans Song; To Thee; Wisconsin; Joy (NFMC Award 1942). Address: Estate, c/o ASCAP.
Borowski, Felix, composer; b. Burton, England, March 10, 1872. ASCAP 1940. Studied under private tutors; graduated from Cons, at Cologne, specializing in violin, piano, and composition. To U.S. 1897. Became director of Department of Composition and lecturer on History of Music at Chicago Musical Coll. 1897 to 1916; president of same 1916-25 when he resigned; superintendent of Civic Music Assn. of Chicago 1926-32; professor of musicology at Northwestern Univ. 1932-42. Has written program notes for the Chicago Symph. Orch. (formerly the Theodore Thomas Orch.) since 1908 and has been music critic for various newspapers. Now music editor of Chicago Sun-Times. Works for orch.: three symphonies; Elegie Sympho-nique; Peintures; Le Printemps; Pas-sionne; Fantasie-Overture, Youth; tone poem, Semiramis; piano concerto; Ecce Homo, tone poem; Requiem for a Child; three ballets, three string quartets; violin, piano, and organ solos and songs. Co-author of Standard Concert Guide and The Standard Operas. Home: 36 Bellevue PI., Chicago, 111.
Botsford, George, composer, b. Sioux Falls, S.D., Feb. 24, 1874; d. New York, N.Y., Feb. 11, 1949. ASCAP 1914 (charter member). Musical from childhood; several years musical director, stage productions. Songs: "Grizzly Bear"; "Sailing Down the Chesapeake Bay"; "Black and White Rag"; "Pride of the Prairie"; "Honey- |
moon Bells"; "Sahara Butterfly"; "Back to Dixie Land"; "Silvery Bells"; "Traveling (Iowa Corn Song) ; "When Big Profundo Sang Low C." Address: Estate, c/o ASCAP.
Bourdon, Rosario, composer, cellist, conductor, radio and recording artist; b. Montreal, Canada, March 8, 1889. ASCAP 1938. At seven began cello with Dubois, Montreal; first award Acad, de Musique de Quebec. To Europe for advanced studies, Royal Cons, of Ghent, cello with Jos. Jacob; chamber music, Albert Beyer, theory and solfeggio, Oscar Roels and Adolphe Bogeart; harmony, Alphone d'Hulst; fugue and counterpoint, Paul Lebrun. Won first prize at Cons, for cello and chamber music. Con-certized in Europe three years, returning to Canada for concert tour throughout Quebec. At sixteen cellist with Cincinnati Symph. Orch.; soloist Quebec Festival 1903; four years cellist Philadelphia Symph. Orch.; first cellist and assistant conductor St. Paul Orch.; organized St. Paul String Quartet. Musical director and cellist for Victor 1911-31; radio debut 1923, RCA Victor Orch. 1925-36 conducted orch. for film recordings. Doctor of Music, Univ. of Montreal, 1944. Works: Ginger Snaps; Dance Bagatelle; Chinese Lament; Through the Line; Love's Luttahy; March Automatic; Blue Grass; Nina. Home: New York, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Boutelje, Phil, composer; b. Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 6, 1895. ASCAP 1930. Educ: Philadelphia Music Acad., pupil of Richard and Camille Zeckwer; harmony and composition with Wassili Leps; piano with John Thompson. Began teaching piano in youth; member of Paul Whiteman's Orch., pianist and arranger. During World War I, Music Director Liberty Theater, also Bandmaster 311th Division Field Artillery. Two government citations (1944-45) for patriotic |
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