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Antonio, Tex., 1943-47, Honorary member Natl, Guild of Piano Teachers; President 5th District, Tex. Federation of Music Clubs, 1944-46; life member Natl. Federation of Music Clubs; member Composers-Authors Guild, Natl, Assoc, of Amer. Composers and Conductors, Poetry Society of Texas, Catholic Poetry Society of America. Director, critic, author of published verse (ree'd first prize, MS Books of Verse Division, Southwest Writers' Conference, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1948). Works: "Beyond the Spanish Main", 'The Moon-Cradle's Rocking"; "The Birds", "I Saw Three Ships"; "Beauty the Pilgrim"; "Hymn of Freedom"; "There Be None of Beauty's Daughters"; "Weep You No More", Latin Motets; two Masses. State prize winner, 1939-42-43, Texas Composers' Guild. Home: Salt Creek Ranch, Refugio, Texas.
Tauber, Doris, composer, pianist, singer, vocal arranger; b. New York, N.Y., Sept. 13, 1908. ASCAP 1943. Educ: Eastern District High School, Brooklyn, N.Y. Early musical education at seven; completed studies with Professor David Kalish with appearances at Town Hall. Became member staff popular music publishing house. Thirteen years musical secietary to Irving Berlin. Singer on own radio program; accompanist and vocal arranger to stars on radio, stage and television. Writer of scores for night club revues; contributed songs to musicals. Songs: "I Don't Get It"; "Them There Eyes"; "I Was Made to Love You";. "Gotta Darn Good Reason For Being Good"; "Let's Begin Again"; "Why Remind Me"; "The Land Where Cotton Grows." Home: 64-33 99 St., Forest Hills, N.Y.
Taylor, Deems, composer, author, journalist, music critic, radio commentator, linguist; b. New York, N.Y., Dec. 22, 1885. ASCAP 1927 (direc- |
tor 1933------; president 1942-48).
Educ: Ethical Culture School, N.Y., 1902; New York Univ., Bachelor of Arts 1906. Honoiary degrees Doctor of Music, New York Univ«; Dartmouth; Unjv. of Rochester; Cincinnati Cons, of Music; Syracuse Univ.; also Doctor of Letteis, Juniata Coll., 1931. Free-lance writer until became assistant Sunday editor New York Tribune, then Tribune correspondent, Paris, 1916-17; associate editor Colliers, 1917-19; music critic, New York World, 1921-25; editor Musical America, 1927-29; music critic New York American, 1931-32; musical adviser, C.B.S., 1936-43; member advisory board Encyclopaedia Britan-nica; meml)er American Acad, of Arts and Letters, National Inst. Arts and Letters (vice-president), American Philosophical Soc. Studied music with Oscar Coon, New York City, 1908-11, largely self-educated in composition. Author of three books of musical essays: Of Men and Music; The Well-Tempered Listener, Music to My Ears; also contributed to Pictorial History of the Movies and A Treasury of Gilbert and Sullivan; editor rev. edition Music Lovers Encyclopedia. Screen appearance as narrator in Fantasia, 1940. Commentator numerous radio programs including Metropolitan Opera House and New York Philh. Symph. broadcasts. Works include three grand operas. The King's Henchman, premiere Metropolitan Opera House, 1927; Peter lbbetson, Met., 1931; Ra-muntcho, Philadelphia Opera Co., 1942. The Siren Song, symphonic poem, NFMC prize, 1912; Fantasy on Two Themes, 1941; Circus Day, orch. suite; The Chambered Nautilus and The Highwayman, cantatas; Through the Looking Glass, Suite for Orch.; Marco Takes a Walk (orchestral variations), 1942; Elegy For Orchestra, 1947; Restoration Suite, 1950. Also choral pieces and arrangements; incidental music for stage and screen; |
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