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Carnegie, 1920. Since concertized; soloist, Philadelphia Orch. under Leopold Stokowski, Concertmaster, Philadelphia Orch., N.Y. Symph. Orch., N.B.C. Orch., soloist with both, under Damrosch; St. Louis Symph. Orch. at seventeen. Associate conductor of Pittsburgh Symph. Orch. On commission from Whiteman, wrote American Concerto for violin and orch. Other works: Gershwin paraphrases for violin. Orchestral arrangement (concert of songs: "Stardust"; "Stars in Your Eyes"; "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"). Variations for string orch. on Stephen Foster's "Oh, Susannah"; Fantasy for viola and orch. Home: New York, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP. |
Gusman, Meyer, composer; b. Russia, Sept. 1, 1894. ASCAP 1930. U.S. citizen 1919. Educ.: public schools, Russia; and in U.S., graduate pharmacist 1913; Doctor of Pharmacy, 1915. Works: opera, Ishmael; songs: "In the Dark of the Night"; "Where You Are There IWant to Be"; "What A Fool I Was"; "Since You Are Mine"; "Could Anybody Ask for More"; "Just to Be With You Tonight"; "Just a Minute More to Say Goodbye'; "I'm Still in Love With You"; Just a Victim of Love"; "Waltz In Blue"; "Gypsy Dream Rose"; "On a Night Like This"; "Underneath the Russian Moon"; "Mississippi Miss, I Miss You." Home: 191 Hendrix St., Brooklyn, N.Y. |
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Hadley, Henry, composer, conductor; b. Somerville, Mass., Dec. 20, 1871; d. New York, N.Y., Sept. 6, 1937. ASCAP 1917. Educ: in music, studied with Stephen A. Emery and George Chadwick, Boston, harmony, theory, counterpoint with Eusebius Mandyezewski, Vienna. Instructor in music, St. Paul's School, Garden City, N.Y. 1896. Doctor of Music, Tutts Coll., 1925. Conductor in cities of U.S., Europe, South America and Japan. Founded National Assoc, for American Composers and Conductors
1932. Founded Berkshire Festival,
1933, which he conducted until death. Assoc, cond. N.Y. Philharmonic with Mengelberg and Tos-canini. Member, National Institute of Arts and Letters, American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the French Institute. Awarded Order of Merit by French government. Works include one hundred fifty songs, sacred choruses, hymns, anthems, cantatas, oratorios, and a complete service for Protestant Episcopal Church; solos for cello, violin, piano; Piano Concerto; five Symphonies; The Ocean; Lucifer; Salome; Culprit Fay, Rhap- |
sody (awarded prize by National Federation Women's Clubs); Othello, Second Symphony (awarded prize Paderewski and New England Conservatory). Orch. suites: San Francisco; Streets of Peking; Suite An-cienne. Grand Operas: Safie; Azora; Bianca (awarded William Wade Hin-shaw prize); Cleopatra's Night. Choral: Mirtil in Arcadia (awarded prize Philadelphia Scsqui-Centennial); Resurgam, oratorio; Music, An Ode, cantata, two String Quartettes. Music for motion picture, When A Man Loves. Address: Estate, % ASCAP.
Haenschen, Walter G. (Gus Haenschen), composer, director; b. St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 3, 1889. ASCAP 1925. Early musical training with uncle, Robert Goldbeck, Chicago musician. Educ.: Washington Univ., Bachelor of Science; began musical activities organizing own dance band and writing for college shows. Maintained orchestral booking service and managed phonograph store, St. Louis. In service World War I; became executive recording companies, director radio programs. Composed college |
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