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mother; theory, counterpoint, and technique, Wyoming Cons., majoring in piano and organ. Advanced musical studies with Ergildo Martinelli. Attended St. Bonaventure Coll., Allegheny, N.Y. Wrote musical scores for college shows. Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, and Doctor of Music in Gregorian Chant from Benedictine Fathers. Professor at Seton Hall Coll. for one year. Pastor St. John's Church, Cliffside, N.J. Chaplain New Jersey State Police for twenty-four years and now chaplain with the rank of major in New Jersey State Guard. Active in composing since early twenties. Specialized in three classes of works: standard, sacred, and motion-picture themes. Two-year motion picture contract; composed themes for pictures Big Pond; Young Man from Manhattan; Perfect Fool; Laughter; Stars on Ice; 1 Sliall Return, Blood and Sand; With Byrd at the South Pole; Back Door to Heaven; Footlights on Parade. Songs: "Lord's Prayer"; "Our Father"; "Ave Maria"; "The Golden Dawn"; "Lilies of Lorraine"; "The Far Green Hills of Home"; "Little Black Dog"; "I Shall Return"; "Miracle of the Bells." Also Gregorian Mass In Honor of Our Lady of Victory. Home: West New York, N.J. Address: c/o ASCAP.
Conrad, Con (Conrad K. Dober), composer, pianist, producer, vaudeville actor; b. New York, N.Y., June 18, 1891; d. Van Nuys, Calif., Sept. 28, 1938. ASCAP 1920. Educ: New York public schools; military acad. A natural pianist, left high school to become movie piano player and vaudeville entertainer; tuored Europe and U.S. To Hollywood 1929, to write music for motion pictures. His dance number "The Continental," first Motion Picture Award for music. Shows: "Greenwich Village Follies"; "Broadway Brevities"; "Moonlight"; "Betty Lee"; "The Comic Supple-ment"; "Mercenary Mary" Songs: |
"Margie"; "Oh French/'; "Barney Google"; "Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me";> "Memory Lane"; "Good Night"; "You've Gotta See Mamma Every Night or You Can't See Mamma at AH"; "Lonesome and Sorry"; "Lena, She's the Queen of Palesteena"; "Walking with Susie"; "Sing a Little Love Song." Address: Estate, c/o ASCAP.
Converse, Frederick Shepherd, composer, educator; b. Newton, Mass., Jan. 5, 1871; d. Westwood, Mass., June 8, 1940. ASCAP 1940. Educ.: Harvard Univ. 1893; music with Paine at Harvard, Chadwick; Rhein-berger in Germany. Graduate Royal Acad, in Munich 1899. On return to U.S., joined faculty New England Cons. 1899-1901; then teacher of composition Harvard 1901-04; assistant professor Harvard 1904-07. Later returned to New England Cons, as professor of theory and composition; 1931-38 dean of faculty. Hon. Doctor of Music, Boston Univ. 1933; member National Inst. Arts and Letters and American Acad. 1936. First American composer to have work produced at Metropolitan Opera House, The Pipe of Desire (1910) which won David Bispham medal. Opera The Sacrifice produced by Boston Opera Co. 1911. While student in Germany, achieved orchestral performances in Munich of his concert-overture, Youth, in 1897, and his Symphony in D minor, 1898. Boston Symph. Orch. gave premiere of Festival of Pan in 1900, and Endymions Narrative, under Wilhelm Gerieke, 1903. Fritz Scheel conducted Philadelphia Orch. in premiere of The Mystic Trumpeter, 1905, and oratorio Job was produced at Worcester Festival 1907, with Schumann-Heink singing leading solo part. The Kneisel Quartet used as part of its regular repertoire his Second String Quartet in A Minor. Orch. works: Ormazd; Ave Atque Vale; Prophecy (premiere |
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