Leyden, Norman
Leyden, Norman
Leyden, Norman, American conductor; b. Springfield, Mass., Oct. 17,1917. He studied at Yale Univ. (B.A., 1938; Mus.B., 1939) and at Teachers Coll. of Columbia Univ. (M.A., 1965; Ed.D., 1968). He organized the Westchester Youth Sym. Orch. in White Plains, N.Y, in 1957, which he led until 1968. In 1974 he became assoc. conductor of the Ore. Sym. Orch. in Portland. He also pursued a successful career as a guest conductor with leading U.S. orchs. in concerts of popular fare.
—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire
More From encyclopedia.com
Wolfgang Paul , Rihm, Wolfgang (b Karlsruhe, 1952). Ger. composer. Studied with Stockhausen 1973 and Huber 1974. Lect. at Karlsruhe Musikhochschule from 1973. Works… Ottorino Respighi , Respighi, Ottorino
Respighi, Ottorino (b Bologna, 1879; d Rome, 1936). It. composer, conductor, string-player, pianist, and teacher. Went to St Peter… Anthony Collins , Collins, Anthony (b Hastings, 1893; d Los Angeles, 1963). Eng. viola player and then conductor and composer. Prin. va. LSO and CG orch. Left orch. pl… Leopold Stokowski , Stokowski, Leopold (Anthony)
Stokowski, Leopold (Anthony)
Stokowski, Leopold (Anthony), celebrated, spectacularly endowed, and magically communicativ… Carl Ruggles , Ruggles, Carl
Ruggles, Carl [ Charles Sprague] (b East Marion, Mass., 1876; d Bennington, Vermont, 1971). Amer. composer. Earned living as youth as v… Dame Ethel Mary Smyth , Smyth, (Dame) Ethel (Mary) (b Footscray, Kent, 1858; d Hook Heath, Woking, 1944). Eng. composer and conductor. Studied Leipzig Cons. and in Berlin. C…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Leyden, Norman