Conductors (Music)

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Philip Gordon (1894-1983) American concert pianist, composer, and conductor.

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Pierre Monteux (4-4-1875 to 7-1-1964) French-born American conductor and violinist.

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Folder contains biographical material and photographic prints of CCOHA conductor, Paul Polivnick, who worked with the association during the 1978 festival season on the production of 'The Bohemian Girl.'

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Robert Shaw (4-30-1916 to 1-25-1999) Conductor most famous for his Chorale; played with Cleveland Orchestra and Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.

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Robert Stolz (8-25-1880 to 6-27-1975) Known for his concerts of Viennese music; composed musical scores for movies, winning Academy Awards.

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Folder contains resume of CCOHA conductor, Kurt Saffir, who worked with the association as the associate conductor for the productions La Perichole (1958), I Pagliacci (1958), Cavaleria Rusticana (1958), The Ballad of Baby Doe (1959), Aida (1960), Lucia di Lammermoor (1960), and as the conductor for the productin Capriccio (1970).

Abstract Saul Caston (1901-1970) was a renowned musician and conductor, and is credited with building the Denver Symphony Orchestra (now Colorado Symphony Orchestra) into an outstanding professional orchestra worthy of national recognition. After moving to Colorado from his home in Pennsylvania, Caston became the Musical and Conductor of the Denver Symphony in 1945, and held the position until 1964. Caston was also very active in the Denver community, and was noted for his work in education and...

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Sergei Rachmaninoff (3-20-1873 to 3-28-1943) Russian composer, pianist and conductor.

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This series contains photographs collected by curator Glenn Giffin.

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Black and white photograph of a full orchestra and conductor performing a concert in an unknown location while an audience watches. The photograph is taken from the back of the room, slightly to the audience's right of center, and an unidentified person is walking up the center aisle towards the conductor's podium.