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2009 Kelly Groucutt, bass player, Electronic Light Orchestra, ELO, musician, pop, rock, rock and roll genres, dies in Worcester, England, at age 63
2000 "Gordon ""Tex"" Beneke", band leader/saxophonist, led the Glenn Miller Orchestra after Miller's death, dies at 86 1995 Leonard Hirsch, British violinist and conducter, BBC Empire Orchestra, dies at 92 1994 Sandor Lakatos, Hungarian violist/orchestra leader, dies at 69 1993 Ken E. Jones, musician ,New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra, dies of AIDS at 34 1993 Sun Ra, blues pianist/orchestra leader, dies of strokes at 79 1992 Chico Alvarez, trumpeteer, Stan Kenton Orchestra, dies of cancer at 72 1991 Buck Clayton, U.S. jazz trumpeter/orchestra leader, dies 1991 Jo Budie, Dutch orchestra leader (KRO), dies 1991 H J of Royen, manager Dutch Concertgebouw Orchestra, dies at 52 1988 Melvin J "Cy" Oliver, U.S. jazz composer/orchestra leader, dies at 77 1987 Sammy Kaye, orchestra leader (Sammy Kaye Show), dies at 77 1986 John Antill, studied under Alfred Hill, played in NSW State Orchestra, dies at 82 1986 Horace Heidt, orchestra leader (Swift Show Wagon), dies at 85 1986 Leroy Holmes, orchestra leader (Tonight Show, 1956-57), dies at 72 1985 George Rhodes, orchestra leader (Sammy Davis, Jr. Show), dies at 66 1985 Wayne King, orchestra leader (Wayne King Show), dies at 84 1985 Jack Miller, orchestra leader (Kate Smith Evening Hour), dies at 89 1984 Fred Waring, orchestra leader (Fred Waring Show), dies at 84 1984 Emil Coleman, orchestra leader, Arthur Murray Party 1984 Gordon Jenkins, orchestra leader (NBC Comedy Hour), dies at 73 1984 Harry Salter, orchestra leader (Stop the Music), dies at 85 1984 Ina Ray Hutton, orchestra leader (Ina Ray Hutton Show), dies at 66 1983 Freddy Martin, orchestra leader (started Merv Griffin), dies at 76 1982 1st live orchestra on commerical network since 1954 (National Symphony) 1981 Bobby Sherwood, orchestra leader (Milton Berle Show), dies at 66 1980 Annunzio Mantovani, Italian orchestra leader (Mantovani), dies at 75 1980 Bert Kaempfert, orchestra leader, songwriter, composed jazz-oriented, easy-listening records including Strangers in the Night and hit Wonderland by Night, Danke Schoen for Wayne Newton and L-O-V-E for Nat King Cole 1980 ... Mantovani, orchestra leader (Mantovani), dies at 74 1979 Stan Kenton, orchestra leader (Music 55), dies at 67 1979 Arthur Fiedler, orchestra leader (Boston Pops), dies at 84 1979 Temple City Kazoo Orchestra appears on Mike Douglas Show 1979 Charles Mingus, U.S. jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies at 56 1978 Enoch Light, orchestra leader (Gulf Road Show with Bob Smith), dies at 70 1977 Guy Lombardo, orchestra leader (Auld Lang Syne), dies in Houston at 75 1977 Norman Paris, orchestra leader (For Your Pleasure), dies at 41 1977 Charles Sanford, orchestra leader (Your Show of Shows), dies at 71 1976 Sarah Caldwell is 1st woman to conduct at New York's Metropolitan Opera House as she led orchestra in a performance of "La Traviata" 1975 Vincent Lopez, orchestra leader (Welcome Aboard), dies at 76 1975 John Scott Trotter, orchestra leader (George Gobel Show), dies at 67 1975 Sammy Spear, orchestra leader (Dom Deluise Show), dies at 65 1974 Roy Bargy, orchestra leader (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 79 1973 Hal Hastings, orchestra leader (Chevrolet on Broadway), dies at 66 1972 Alan Roth, orchestra leader (Milton Berle Show), dies at 68 1972 Denny Vaughn, orchestra leader, Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour 1972 Al Goodman, Russian/US orchestra leader (NBC Comedy Hour), dies at 81 1970 George Szell, Hungarian/U.S. conductor, Cleveland Orchestra, dies at 73 1970 John Barbirolli, English conductor, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, dies at 70 1969 Mitchell Ayres, orchestra leader (Hollywood Palace), dies at 58 1969 Russ Morgan, orchestra leader (Welcome Aboard), dies at 65 1968 Charles Munch, French/U.S. conductor, Boston Symphony Orchestra, dies at 77 1968 Merle Kendrick, orchestra leader (Window on the World), dies at 72 1967 Paul Whiteman, U.S. orchestra leader (Fabulous Dorseys), dies at 77 1965 Carl Hoff, orchestra leader (Music Hall), dies at 60 1965 Harry Reser, orchestra leader (Sammy Kaye Show), dies at 69 1965 Theo Uden Marsman, Dutch orchestra leader, dies at 63 1964 Don Redman, orchestra leader (Sugar Hill Times), dies at 64 1964 Russ Case, orchestra leader (Julius La Rosa Show), dies at 52 1964 Pierre Monteux, French/U.S. conductor, Concert Building Orchestra, dies at 89 1963 Fritz Reiner, Hungarian/U.S. conductor, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, dies at 74 1963 Axel Stordahl, orchestra leader (Frank Sinatra Show), dies at 50 1961 "Bonanza" by Al Caiola Orchestra hits #19 1961 Jack Kane, orchestra leader (Steve and Eydie, Andy Williams Show), dies at 37 1959 Billy Mayerl, composer, pianist, master of light music, composed works for piano and orchestra, developed syncopated novelty piano solos, 300 piano pieces, most named after flowers and trees, dies at 56 1957 "So Rare" by Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra peaks at #2 1957 James F "Jimmy" Dorsey, U.S. orchestra leader, dies at 53 1956 Victor Young, orchestra leader (Milton Berle Show), dies at 56 1956 Frank Dailey, orchestra leader (Music at Meadowbrook), dies at 54 1955 Simon Rattle, born in England, orchestra conductor, Birmingham Symphony Orchestra 1954 Judith Weir, born in Cambridge, England, composer, professor of music at Cardiff University, Artistic Director, Spitafields Festival, Composer in Association for the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra 1954 Darius Milhauds 4th Concert for piano/orchestra premieres in Haifa 1953 Riccardo Chailly, born in Milan, Italy, conductor, West Berlin Symphony Orchestra 1952 Albert van Raalte, conductor, Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, dies at 62 1952 Yukihiro Yakahashi, rocker, Yellow Magic Orchestra 1952 Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese, rocker, Academy Award 1988, Yellow Magic Orchestra 1952 Melvyn Gale, born in London, England, musician, classical musician, cellist, member, Electronic Light Orchestra, ELO, runs CD factory 1951 Peter Gordon, born in New York City, New York, Peter Laurence Gordon, experimental composer, musician, opera, world music, jazz, rock influences, founder, Love of Life Orchestra, composed for Suzanne Vega, Laurie Anderson, worked on Desperate Housewives soundtrack 1949 Ira Newborn, born in New York City, New York, orchestra leader, Manhattan Transfer 1949 Paul Shaffer, Thunder Bay Ont, orchestra leader, SNL, David Letterman 1949 Ralph Flanagan and his orchestra records "You're Breaking My Heart" 1947 Greg Lake, born in Dorset, England, singer, songwriter, guitarist, performed "Karn Evil 9" with the Trans Siberian Orchestra, played "Lucky Man" with Jethro Tull 1947 Gerard Schwarz, born in Weehawken, New Jersey, trumpeter/conductor, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra 1947 Paul Patterson, born in Britain, composer, professor, Royal Academy of Music, composes for orchestra, ensemble, film, television, education 1946 Darius Milhauds 3rd Concert for piano/orchestra premieres in Prague 1946 Bela Bartoks 3rd Concert for piano/orchestra premieres in Philadelphia 1945 Arnold Schonberg's Prelude for orchestra and mixed choir, premieres 1945 Kelly Groucutt, born in Coseley, England, bass player, Electronic Light Orchestra, ELO, musician, pop, rock, rock and roll genres 1945 Ole Buck, born in Copenhagen, Denmark, composer, pianist, wrote Calligraphy for soprano and chamber orchestra at the age of 20 1944 Bela Bartok's Concerto for orchestra, premoeres 1944 Bev Bevan, born in Sparkhill, Birmingham, England, born Beverley Bevan, rocker musician, played drums, percussion, original member of ELO, founded Electric Light Orchestra Part II, toured as a drummer for band Black Sabbath 1944 Leonard Slatkin, born in Los Angeles, California, conductor, Concert Orchestra, Netherlands 1944 Rick Price, born in Birmingham, England, bassist, rock music, bass player, played with Electronic Light Orchestra, ELO, The Move 1944 Leif Segerstam, born in Vaasa, Finland, composer, chief conductor, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra 1995 - 2007, professor Sibelius Academy 1944 Andrew Davis, Ashbridge, England, conductor, New Philharmonic Orchestra London 1942 Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra recorded "I'll Take Tallulah" 1941 Riccardo Muti, born in Napoli, Italy, conductor, Philadelphia Orchestra 1941 Alf Clausen, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, orchestra leader, Mary, Simpsons 1941 Jimmy Dorsey and Orchestra record "Green Eyes" and "Maria Elena" 1941 Xavier Cugat and Orchestra record "Babalu" 1941 Frank Sinatra and Tommy Dorsey Orchestra record "Everything Happens to Me" 1940 Larry Clinton and his Orchestra record "Limehouse Blues" 1940 Glenn Miller and his Orchestra record "Tuxedo Junction" 1940 Frank Sinatra's singing debut in Indianapolis, Tommy Dorsey Orchestra 1939 Walter Weller, Vienna Austria, conductor, Vienna Tonkustler Orchestra 1939 "All the Things You Are" recorded by Tommy Dorsey Orchestra 1938 H J de Royen, director, Dutch Concertgebouw Orchestra 1938 Dmitri Shostakovich's Suite for jazz orchestra, premieres 1937 Don Sebesky, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, orchestra leader, Jimmy Dean Show 1937 NBC forms 1st full-sized symphony orchestra exclusively for radio 1937 Peter Duchin, born in New York City, pianist/bandleader, Peter Duchin Orchestra 1937 Raynoma Gordy, Mayberry, U.S. orchestra leader, Rayber Voices 1936 Israel Philarmonic Orchestra forms 1936 Hans Zender, born in Wiesbaden, Germany, composer, conductor, music professor, Conductor in Chief of the Chamber Orchestra of Radio Netherlands in Hilversum, Southwest German Radio guest conductor 1936 Benny Goodman and orchestra record "Stompin' at the Savoy" on Victor Records 1935 Seiji Ozawa, Hoten Manchuria, conductor, Boston Symphony Orchestra 1935 Seiji Ozawa, Fentian Shenyan, Manchuria, orchestra conductor 1935 Jorge Mester, born in Mexico City, Mexico, conductor, Louisville Orchestra 1967 - 1979 1935 Noam Sheriff, born in Tel Aviv, Israel, musician, composer, conductor, most renowned Israeli musician, director of Haifa Symphony Orchestra 1934 Alan Ridout, born in West Wickham, England, composer, teacher, professor Royal College of Music, worked with Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra, prolific instrumental and choral music composer 1934 Robert E Hughes, New York City, orchestra leader, Rich Little Show 1934 Philippe Entremont, born in France, pianist/conductor, Vienna Chamber Orchestra 1934 Aldo Ceccato, born in Milan, Italy, conductor, Detroit Symphony Orchestra 1973 - 1977 1933 Bob Rozario, Shanghai China, orchestra leader, Tony Orlando, Marie 1933 Perry Botkin, Jr., born in New York City, orchestra leader, Bert Convy Show 1932 Ethel L Ennis, U.S. orchestra leader/jazz singer, Once Again 1932 Henri Lazarof, born in Sofia, Bulgaria, composer, studied with Paul Ben-Haim, teacher, UCLA, known for Tableaux, written for piano and orchestra 1932 Joseph Silverstein, born in Detroit, Michigan, violinist, Denver Symphony Orchestra 1931 Gunther Herbig, Usti-nad-Labem Czechoslovakia, conductor, East Berlin Orchestra 1931 Ivo Petric, composer, classical music, toured with Slavko Osterc ensemble, Artistic Director, Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra 1979 - 1995 1931 Hal Kemp and his Orchestra record Whistles, with Skinnay Ennis 1931 Barry Tuckwell, born in Melbourne, Australia, hornist, London Symphony Orchestra 1955 - 1968 1930 1st concerto of BBC Symphony Orchestra, under Adrian Boult 1930 Richard Bonynge, Sydney Australia, conductor, Australia Orchestra Sydney 1976 1930 Buddy Bregman, Chicago, orchestra leader, Eddie Fisher Show 1930 Carlos Kleiber, Berlin Germany, conductor, Bavarian State Orchestra 1968 1930 1st performance of Walter Piston's Suite for orchestra (Boston) 1930 Richard Hayman, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, orchestra leader, Vaughn Monroe Show 1930 Lorin Maazel, born in Neuilly, France, conductor, NBC Symphony Orchestra 1941 1929 Harvey Phillips, Aurora Missouri, tubist, New York City Ballet Orchestra 1929 Christoph von Dohnanyi, Berlin Germany, conductor/pianist, Cleveland Orchestra 1929 James Last, orchestra leader/composer/arranger 1929 Bernard Haitink, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, conductor, London Philharmonic Orchestra 1969 - 1978 1928 Peter Matz, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, orchestra leader, Hullabaloo, Carol Burnette Show 1928 Byron "Yankees" Janis, born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, pianist, NBC Symphony Orchestra 1928 Paul Whiteman and orchestra record "Ol' Man River" for Victor Records 1927 John Buller, born in England, composer, known for Proenca, written for electric guitar, mezzo-soprano and orchestra, one of his sons is Ed Buller, a record producer 1927 Raymond Leppard, born in London, England, conductor, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra 1927 Gerry Mulligan, British saxophonist and orchestra leader, Jazz on a Summer Day 1927 Donn Trenner, born in New Haven, Connecticut, orchestra leader, ABC's Nightlife 1926 Alan Copeland, born in Los Angeles, California, orchestra leader/singer, Your Hit Parade 1925 Robert Linn, born in America, composer, educator, University of Southern California, composed music for chorus and chamber ensembles, symphony orchestra and wind orchestra 1925 James Moody, U.S., jazz saxophonist/orchestra leader 1925 Elliot Lawrence, Philadelphia, orchestra leader, Guide Right, Howard Cosell 1925 Marty Paich, born in Oakland California, orchestra leader, Sonny and Cher, Glenn Campbell 1924 Klaus Huber, born in Bern, Switzerland, composer, wrote music for chamber ensembles orchestra, choirs, soloists, politically conscious composer, received Ernst von Siemens Music Prize, 2009 1924 Allyn Ferguson, born in San Jose, California, orchestra leader, Andy Williams Show 1924 Colin Romoff, New York City, orchestra leader, Andy Williams Show 1924 Terry Gibbs, born in Brooklyn, New York, orchestra leader, Steve Allen Comedy Hour 1924 Louis Bellson, Rock Falls, Illinois, orchestra leader, Pearl Bailey Show 1924 Syd Lawrence, bandleader, Syd Lawrence Orchestra 1924 Neville Marriner, born in Lincoln, England, conductor, Minnesota Orchestra 1978 1924 Nick Perito, born in Denver, Colorado, orchestra leader, Don Knotts Show, Big Show 1924 Julian B Coco, Curacao guitarist/bassist, Utrecht Symphony Orchestra 1923 Louis Lane, born in Eagle Pass, Texas, conductor, Oere Orchestra 1968 - 1973 1923 Milt Okun, born in Brooklyn, New York, orchestra leader, Starland Vocal Band Show 1923 Bert Kaempfert, born in Barmbek, Hamburg, Germany, orchestra leader, songwriter, composed jazz-oriented, easy-listening records including Strangers in the Night and hit Wonderland by Night, Danke Schoen for Wayne Newton and L-O-V-E for Nat King Cole 1923 Anton Kersjes, violinist and conductor, Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra 1923 Jack Parnell, born in London, England, orchestra leader, Englebert Humperdick Show 1923 Victor Hochhauser, British impresario, Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra 1923 Mort Lindsey, born in Newark, New Jersey, orchestra leader, Merv Griffin Show 1922 Neal Hefti, Hastings, Nebraska, orchestra leader, Kate Smith Show 1922 Frank Comstock, SD California, orchestra leader, Jimmie Rodgers Show 1922 Larry Elgart, born in New Haven, Connecticut, bandleader/alto sax, Elgart Orchestra 1922 Les Baxter, U.S., singer, orchestra leader and composer, Born Again 1922 Ray Anthony, Penn, orchestra leader, Ray Anthony Show, Peter Gunn Theme 1921 Harper MacKay, born in Boston, Massachusetts, orchestra leader, NBC Follies 1921 Roger Nixon, born in California, musician, composer, professor of music, composed for orchestra, band, choir, opera, Professor Emeritus of Music, San Francisco State University 1921 Billy Taylor, born in Greenville, North Carolina, orchestra leader, David Frost Show 1921 Tibor Varga, Hungarian violinist and orchestra leader, Ripley's Game 1921 Bernie Leighton, West Haven, Connecticut, orchestra leader, Chance of a Lifetime 1921 Alfred Reed, born in New York, New York, composer, wrote over 200 works for orchestra, chorus, concert band, chamber ensemble, wind ensemble, guest conductor, performing in Europe, Asia, Latin America, North America 1920 Nan Merriman, U.S./Netherlands singer, Arturo Toscanini NBC Orchestra 1920 Jose Melis, Havana Cuba, orchestra leader, Jack Paar Program 1919 Akeo Watanabe, born in Tokyo, Japan, conductor, Nippon Philharmonic Orchestra 1956 - 1968 1919 Ralph Flanagan, born in Loraine, Ohio, orchestra leader, Let's Dance 1919 Luther Henderson, Jr., born in Kansas City, Missouri, orchestra leader, Polly Bergen Show 1919 Buddy Morrow, orchestra leader, Jimmie Rodgers Show 1919 Bob Boucher, born in Kent, Ohio, orchestra leader, Music on Ice 1919 Bernard Drukker, Dutch organist/pianist/orchestra leader, Devil's Wheel 1918 Eddie Safranski, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, orchestra leader, Jonathan Winters Show 1918 Milton Delugg, born in Los Angeles, California, orchestra leader, Tonight Show 1918 Bobby Byrne, Columbus Ohio, orchestra leader, Club Seven 1918 Ray Charles, Chicago, orchestra leader, Perry Como 1918 Gerald Wilson, Shelby Mississippi, orchestra leader, Redd Foxx 1918 Louis W. "Louis" Stotijn, bassoonist/conductor, Residence Orchestra 1918 Skitch Henderson, born in Birmingham, England, orchestra leader, Tonight Show 1917 Ted Steele, born in Hartford, Connecticut, orchestra leader, Cavalcade of Stars 1917 Ina Ray Hutton, born in Chicago, Illinois, orchestra leader, Ina Ray Hutton Show 1917 Thomas K Scherman, New York City, conductor, Little Orchestra Society 1947 - 1975 1916 Hal Hastings, New York City, orchestra leader, Chevrolet on Broadway 1916 Billy May, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, orchestra leader, Milton Berle Show 1916 Vic Schoen, Brooklyn New York, orchestra leader, Patti Page Olds Show 1916 George Wyle, born in New York City, New York, orchestra leader, Jerry Lewis Show, Flip Wilson Show 1916 Baltimore Symphony Orchestra presents its 1st concert 1916 Joel Herron, born in Chicago, Illinois, orchestra leader, Jaye P Morgan Show 1916 Vic Mizzy, born in Brooklyn, New York, orchestra leader, Don Rickles Show 1915 Van Alexander, New York City, orchestra leader, Gordon MacRae Show 1915 Haakon Stotijn, Dutch oboist, VARA Orchestra, Orkestgebouw Orch 1915 Alvy West, born in Brooklyn, New York, orchestra leader, Andy Williams Show 1914 Glenn Osser, Munising, Michigan, orchestra leader, Paul Whiteman Goodyear Revue 1914 Jack Delano, born in Kiev, Ukraine, attended Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, photographer for the Farm Security Administration, composer for Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra 1914 Richard Maltby, orchestra leader, Vaughn Monroe Show 1914 Bobby Sherwood, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, orchestra leader, Milton Berle Show 1914 Gordon Tex Beneke, saxophonist/bandleader/vocalist, Glenn Miller Orchestra 1914 Ralph Herman, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, orchestra leader, Circus Time 1913 Leroy Holmes, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, orchestra leader, Tonight Show, 1956-57 1913 Bob Crosby, Spokane, Washington, Bing's brother, orchestra leader, Bob Crosby Show 1913 Axel Stordahl, born in Staten Island, New York, orchestra leader, Frank Sinatra Show 1913 Bert Farber, born in Brooklyn, New York, orchestra leader, Arthur Gudfrey, Vic Damone 1913 Tutti Camarata, Glen Ridge, New Jersey, orchestra leader, Vic Damone Show 1913 Oskar Danon, born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, composer, conductor, earned Ph.D. musicology in Prague, Czechoslovakia, conductor, director for Belgrade Opera, chief conductor Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra 1912 Constant Stotijn, Dutch oboist, Residence Orchestra 1912 Lou Brown, born in Brooklyn, New York, orchestra leader, Jerry Lewis Show 1912 Piet van Egmond, Dutch organist/conductor, Netherlands Chamber Orchestra 1912 Russ Case, born in Hamburg, Iowa, orchestra leader, Julius La Rosa Show 1912 Paul Weston, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, orchestra leader, Jim Nabors Hour 1911 George Cates, New York City, orchestra leader, Lawrence Welk Show 1911 Irwin Kostal, born in Chicago, Illinois, orchestra leader, Garry Moore Show 1911 Frank Devol, Moundsville, West Virginia, orchestra leader, I'm Dickens He's Fenster 1911 Lester Lanin, orchestra leader, 40 Beatle Hits 1911 Alvino Rey, born in Cleveland, Ohio, orchestra leader, King Family 1911 Enrique Jorda, born in San Sebastian, Spain, conductor, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra 1970 1910 Mitchell Ayres, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, orchestra leader, Hollywood Palace 1910 Edmundo Ros, English orchestra leader 1910 Josef Tal, born in Pinne, Poland, born Joseph Gruenthal, composer, pianist, played hard with Palestine Orchestra, developed notational system for computer-generated compositions at Hebrew University 1910 Ray McKinley, born in Ft. Worth, Texas, orchestra leader/drummer, Glenn Miller Time 1910 David Rose, born in London, England, orchestra leader, Red Skelton Show, Stripper 1910 Rudolf Kempe, born in Niederpoyritz, Germany, conductor, Tonhalle Orchestra 1965 - 1972 1910 Gordon Jenkins, Webster Grove, Missouri, orchestra leader, NBC Comedy Hour 1910 Sammy Kaye, born in Rocky River Ohio, orchestra leader, Sammy Kaye Show 1909 Archie Bleyer, born in Corona, New York, orchestra leader, Arthur Godfrey 1909 Alfred Uhl, born in Austria, composer, professor, studied at Vienna Music Academy with Franz Schmidt, vibrant style combined neo-classicism, atonality, serialism, works include concerto for clarinet and orchestra 1909 Szymon Goldberg, Polish/US violinist and conductor, Netherlands Chamber Orchestra 1909 Lionel Hampton, orchestra leader/vibraphone improviser, Depths Below 1909 Eddie Duchin, born in Massachusetts, society pianist and bandleader, Eddie Duchin Orchestra 1908 Ray Carter, born in Chicago, Illinois, orchestra leader, Arthur Murray Dance Party 1908 Bernie Green, born in New York City, orchestra leader, Arthur Godfrey Show, Garry Moore Show 1908 Raymond Harry Warnow Scott, born in Brooklyn, New York, orchestra leader, Your Hit Parade 1908 John Scott Trotter, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, orchestra leader, George Gobel Show 1908 Malando, Arie Maasland, composer/orchestra leader, Ole Guapa 1908 Hank Sylvern, born in Brooklyn, New York, orchestra leader, Jane Froman's USA Canteen 1908 Lawrence Welk, born in Strasburg, North Dakota, orchestra leader, Lawrence Welk Show 1907 Roy Douglas, born in Tunbridge Wells, England, Richard Roy Douglas, composer, pianist, member London Symphony Orchestra, pianist, organist, celesta player, fourth percussionist, created orchestration for 'Les Sylphides' 1907 Enoch Light, Canton Ohio, orchestra leader, Gulf Road Show with Bob Smith 1907 Lawrence Brown, U.S. trombonist, Duke Ellington Orchestra 1907 Felix de Nobel, Dutch orchestra leader 1907 Eddie Ballantine, Chicago, orchestra leader, Don McNeill TV Club 1906 Freddy Martin, born in Cleveland, Ohio, orchestra leader, started Merv Griffin 1906 Harry Sosnik, born in Chicago, orchestra leader, Jack Carter Show, Your Hit Parade 1906 Kay Kyser, born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, orchestra leader, Kay Kyser's Kollege 1905 Tommy Dorsey, Mahanoy Plane, Pennsylvania, orchestra leader, Stage Show, Mahogany 1905 Boyd Neel, born in London, England, conductor, Story of an Orchestra 1905 John Gart, Russia, orchestra leader, Paul Winchell Show 1905 Jef Maes, born in Antwerp, Belgium, composer, lecturer, worked for the Knokke orchestra, studied with Albert van de Vijver, Karel Candaeil, and Napoleon Distelmans 1905 Annunzio Mantovani, born in Venice, Italy, orchestra leader, Mantovani 1904 Nathan Milstein, born in Odessa, Russia, concert violinist, Philadelphia Orchestra 1942 1904 Russ Morgan, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, orchestra leader, Welcome Aboard 1904 John Antill, born in Sydney, Australia, composer, studied under Alfred Hill, played in NSW State Orchestra, Sydney Symphony, famous for ballet suite Corroboree 1904 Peter Van Steeden, born in Amsterdam Netherlands, orchestra leader, Break the Bank 1904 Glenn Miller, bandleader, Glenn Miller Orchestra - In the Mood 1904 Jimmy Dorsey, Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, orchestra leader, Stage Show 1903 Frankie Carle, born in Providence, Rhode Island, orchestra leader, Golden Touch 1903 Claudio Arrau, Chile, composer/pianist, Boston Symphony Orchestra 1902 Leonard Hirsch, British violinist and orchestra leader, RAF Symph Orch 1902 Emanuel Feuermann, born in Kolomea, Galicia, cellist, Chicago Symphony Orchestra 1902 Eugen Jochum, Babenhausen Bavaria, German conductor, Hamburg Orchestra 1902 Ray Block, born in France, orchestra leader, Ed Sullivan, Jackie Gleason 1902 Guy Lombardo, orchestra leader, Auld Lang Syne 1902 Max Rudolf, born in Frankfurt, Germany, conductor, Goteberg Symphony Orchestra 1902 Billy Mayerl, born in London, England, composer, pianist, master of light music, composed works for piano and orchestra, developed syncopated novelty piano solos, 300 piano pieces, most named after flowers and trees 1901 Jimmy Dale, born in Bronx, New York City, orchestra leader, Sonny and Cher 1901 Horace Heidt, Alameda California, orchestra leader, Swift Show Wagon 1901 Theo Uden Marsman, Dutch orchestra leader 1900 Victor Young, born in Chicago, Illinois, orchestra leader, Milton Berle Show, In Old California 1900 Don Redman, Piedmont, West Virginia, orchestra leader, Sugar Hill Times 1899 John Barbirolli, English conductor, New York Philharmonic Orchestra 1899 Eugene Ormandy, Blau, Budapest Hungary, conductor, Philadelphia Orchestra 1898 Vincent Lopez, born in Brooklyn, New York, orchestra leader, Welcome Aboard 1896 Rex Maupin, St. Joseph, Missouri, orchestra leader, Tin Pan Alley TV 1896 Harry Reser, born Piqua, Ohio, orchestra leader, Sammy Kaye Show 1895 Hans Rosbaud, born in Graz, Austria, conductor, Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich 1895 Joseph Rosenstock, Cracow Poland, conductor, Nippon Philharmonic Orchestra 1936 - 1941 1894 Antonius "Toon" Verhey, violin cellist/conductor, Residence Orchestra 1894 Roy Bargy, Michigan, orchestra leader, Jimmy Durante Show 1894 Bill Wirges, born in Buffalo, New York, orchestra leader, Growing Paynes 1894 Klara Fey, German orchestra leaser (Die Kleinen Betrachtungen), dies at 79 1893 Fabien Sevitzky, Vishny Volotchok Russia, conductor, Philadelphia Orchestra 1893 Clemens Krauss, born in Vienna, Austria, conductor, Berlin State Orchestra 1937 1892 Jack Hylton, English orchestra leader/impresario, Crazy Passage Show 1891 Jacob H "Jaap" Stotijn, oboist/conductor, Residence Orchestra 1890 Al Goodman, Nikopol Russia, orchestra leader, NBC Comedy Hour 1890 Paul Whiteman, born in Denver, Colorado, orchestra leader, Paul Whiteman's TV Teen Club 1889 Adrian Boult, born in Chester, England, conductor and composer, BBC Symphony Orchestra 1888 Fritz Reiner, Budapest Hungary, U.S. conductor, Chicago Symphony Orchestra 1887 Marcel Tabuteau, born in Compiegne, France, oboist, Philadelphia Orchestra 1915 - 1954 1885 Boston Pops Orchestra forms 1881 Boston Symphony Orchestra gives its 1st concert 1881 Bela Bartok, born in Hungary, composer/pianist, Concerto for Orchestra 1879 Volkmar Andreae, Swiss conductor and composer, Tonhalle Orchestra 1875 Pierre Monteux, born in Paris, France, conductor, Boston Symphony Orchestra 1919 - 1924 1872 Frederick A Stock, Julich, Germany, conductor, Theodore Thomas Orchestra 1859 1st performance of John Brahms' 1st Serenade for orchestra 1858 1st performance of New York Symphony Orchestra 1858 Charles Halle founds Halle Orchestra in Manchester 1819 Charles Halle, pianist/conductor/founder, Halle Orchestra 1815 Klara Fey, German orchestra leader, Deutscher Arbeiterverein 1808 1st college orchestra in U.S. founded, at Harvard |
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