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ing"; "Originalities." Home: Skokie, 111. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Ballard, Francis Drake (Fat Ballard), author, composer; b. Troy, Pa., June 19, 1899. ASCAP 1932. Educ.: Univ. of Pa., and while undergraduate there wrote for two editions of the Mask and Wig Varsity shows. For several years music editor of College Humor. World War I, Sgt. in U.S. Army. Author of numerous articles about popular songs and songwriting, also author of radio scripts and radio productions. Songs: "So Beats My Heart for You"; "Please Handle with Care"; "Variety is the Spice of Life"; "Love is Mine" (Kostelanetz-Chesterfield theme), "You're Precious to Me"; "College Humor"; "Any Ice Today, Lady?"; "In the Quiet of an Autumn Night"; "Here is My Heart"; "So Weary"; "The Angel Cake Lady"; "Say That You're Sorry", "Let Me Talk to Your Heart , "Virginia, Won'tcha Open Up the Winda"; "Wherell I Be Tomorrow Night", "Just a Faded Rose." Also author and composer of operetta The Princess of Virginia, widely performed in high schools. Home. Hartsdale, N.Y. Address. </v ASCAP.
Ballaseyus, Virginia, composer, author; b. Hollins, Va., Mar. 14, 1893. ASCAP 1950. Educ.: Univ. of Calif, Berkeley, Calif. B.A. Violin with Louis Persinger, and Hugo Kortschak, N.Y.; composition Univ. of Southern Calif. Summer School, Los Angeles and D. Milhaud of Mills College, Oakland, Calif. Winner of Allied Arts Contest for best Art Song (radio), Los Angeles. Wrote music for three Calif. Centennial Productions, namely: Glory Land; Gold to Spare; Song of a City. Songs: "America's Trust"; "Mother Goose on Parade"; "California." Also, glee club arrangements for high schools; piano compositions; ballet music. Home: 3008 Russell Street, Berkeley 5, Calif. |
Balogh, Erno, composer, pianist, recording artist; b. Budapest, Hungary, April 4, 1897. ASCAP 1937. To U.S. 1924, U.S. Citizen 1929. Early musical education with father, an amateur. At seven entered Koyal Acad. oi Music, Budapest, at twelve studied with Bela Bartok, composition with Zoltan Kodaly. At seventeen graduated title of Music Professor, with highest honors. Debut at three and one-half years at chanty concert, Budapest. At thirteen gave series of all-Chopin recitals; at fourteen a recital of Liszt works, at fifteen awaidcd Franz Liszt prize. After military duty, studied in Berlin under Kreutzer. Conducted operas and operettas, and composed in both concert and popular fields. Concert debut, Sept. 13, 1920, Berlin. Accompanist, assisting artist to Kreisler in Euiope. Extensive tours U.S. as concert pianist. Works. Rdveriv, and Dansc du Mi-Car erne, both composed at seventeen, pci-formed by Philh. Orch. in Budapest, 1915. In his 1924 US. tour, Kreisler introduced Balogh\s Caprice Antique, Arabesque, and Dirge of the Notth. New York Philh. Symph. Orch introduced Divertissement for string orch. in 1937. Portrait of a City, Suite for strings and p*auo, played often in radio and conceit. Award of Nat. Assn. for Amer. Compose! s and Conductors, 1944, for record in Amei -ican contemporary music. Address. 50 W. 67 St., New York 23, N.Y.
Bamboschek, Giuseppe, composer, conductor; b. Trieste, Italy, June 12, 1890. ASCAP 1942. To U.S. 1913; U.S. Citizen. Educ.: Trieste Cons.; made debut as opera conductor at Trieste at age of seventeen. Accompanist and assisting artist on tours of Pasquale Amato, baritone of Metropolitan Opera Co. Before this, at thirteen, had been organist at Church of San Giacomo in Trieste; became choral director of Trieste Choral Union at seventeen, conducting both |
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