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"Hear My Song, Violetta"; "This Time It's Real"; "Poinciana"; "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes"; "Call Her Savage"; "Bamboo." Home: Carle Place, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Bernstein, Leonard, pianist, composer, conductor; b. Lawrence, Mass., August 25, 1918. ASCAP 1944. Educ: Boston Latin School, Harvard, 1939, Curtis Inst., Philadelphia 1941. At Harvard studied music under Piston, Hill, and Merritt. Piano with Helen Coates, Heinrich Cebhard, and Isabella Vengerova; conducting, Curtis Inst., with Fritz Reiner, and during two summer seasons with Kous-sevitzky at Berkshire Music Center. Assistant to Koussevitzky during third summer of the Berkshire Music Center; assistant conductor of N.Y. Philh. Symph. during 1943-44 season. Works: Jeiemiah Symphony; Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; Seven Anniversaries for piano, Fancy Free, Ballet; Facsimile, Ballet; Four Anniversaries for piano; Five Pieces for Brass (Commissioned by Juilliard School of Music); Bonne Cuisine, song cycle; Age of Anxiety (Second Symphony); Prelude, Fugue, and Rifls (Commissioned by Woody Herman); / Hate Music, song cycle. Also music for Broadway musical revue On the Town and incidental score for Broadway production of Peter Pan. Home: New York, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Berquist, Bernard H. (Whitey), composer, author; b. Wasco, 111., March 19, 1903. ASCAP 1945. Studied composition with Leo Sowerby. Member of staff at N.B.C. Chicago since 1928. Songs: "Blue Interlude"; "Your Caress"; "It Won't Be Long"; "Memory Time"; "On the Bridge of Marco Polo"; "If You Only Knew"; "Musi-cana"; "Cozy"; "Gypsy Nights." Home: 415 Fulton St., Geneva, 111. |
Berwald, William, composer; b. Schwerin, Mecklenberg, Germany, Dec. 26, 1864; d. Loma Linda, Calif., May 8, 1948. ASCAP 1941. Studied composition with Jos. Rheinberger, Munich, 1883-87; and Immanuel Faisst, Stuttgart, 1887-88. Master of Music 1903, Doctor of Music 1912, Syracuse Univ. Director Philh. Soc, Librau, Russia, 1888-92, head of dept. of theory of music, Syracuse Univ. from 1892, conductor Syracuse Symph. Orch. 1921-24; director several choral societies, composer many standard works, art songs, anthems, part songs, and teaching pieces. Received prize of Philadelphia MS Society for Quintet of Piano and Strings (1901), also winner Clemson Medal in Anthem contest, 1913; the Presser Etude Contest (1915); in 1928 won $1,000 prize of Estey Contest for composition for organ and orch. Concert of his own works held in Syracuse by Symph. Orch. 1935; performances of works by New York, Chicago, and Cleveland Symphonies. Choral works: The Way of the Cross; Seven Last Words of Christ; Crucifixion and Resurrection; From Old Japan; The Voice of Fate, Fair California; A Cycle of Flowers; Fair Saratoga Glorious; Fary Far Away; Stars with Little Sandals; a musical drama, Utopia. For Orchestra: Dramatic Overture; Walthari; Symphonic Legend; Night's Frolic; Eros and Psyclw; Prelude and Fugue; The Deserted Isle; Scherzo Fantas-tique. A Violin Sonata; Viola Sonata, other chamber music, many songs. Edited collection of choruses for men's choir (1920). Address: Estate, c/o ASCAP.
Bestor, Don, composer, pianist, conductor, radio and recording artist; b. Langford, S.D., Sept. 23, 1889. ASCAP 1941. Appeared as pianist in repertoire shows and in vaudeville; organized own orchestra, hotel, dance hall, theater, radio attraction. Direc- |
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