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Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. (June 1, 1921 – October 6, 1985) [ 1 ] was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid-1980s. He worked with many vocalists at Capitol Records, including Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Judy Garland, Dean Martin, Peggy Lee, Johnny ...
Jan Savitt (1907-1948) (Jan Savitt & His Top Hatters, the Jan Savitt String Orchestra, Jan Savitt & His Orchestra) Maria Schneider (born 1960) (Maria Schneider Orchestra) Vic Schoen (1916-2000) (The Vic Schoen Orchestra) Raymond Scott (1908-1994) Ben Selvin (1898–1980) Brian Setzer (born 1959) (The Brian Setzer Orchestra) Artie Shaw (1910–2004)
Andrew Bain (horn player) Kenny Bass. Roberto Bienzobas. Benjamin Bowman. Arthur Briggs (musician) Grace Burrows. Yondani Butt.
Victor Silvester. Victor Silvester conducting his Ballroom Orchestra in 1938. Oscar Grasso is at left on violin. Victor Marlborough Silvester OBE (25 February 1900 [1] – 14 August 1978) [2] was an English dancer, writer, musician and bandleader from the British dance band era.
Concertmaster. The concertmaster (from the German Konzertmeister), first chair[1] (U.S.) or leader[2] (U.K.) is the principal first violin player in an orchestra (clarinet or oboe in a concert band). After the conductor, the concertmaster is the most significant leader in an orchestra, symphonic band or other musical ensemble.
Orchestras which choose not to have principal conductors, such as the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, are omitted from this list. Likewise, principal conductors for opera companies are omitted, unless the orchestra of that opera company performs orchestral concerts under ...
Sara Opal Piontkowski Heron Search [1] (14 July 1890 – 3 September 1961) [2] was an American composer [3] who wrote chamber music as well as works for orchestra, [4] concert band, and voice [5] under the names Opal Heron and Sara Opal Search. Search was born in Fort Worth, Texas. [6] Her mother was Countess Dolly von Piontkowski. [7]
Father. Gwyn Arch. David Arch, better known as Dave Arch (born 25 October 1962, in Henley-on-Thames), is a British pianist, conductor, arranger and composer with a career covering albums, films and commercials, television and live performances. Since 2006, he is Musical Director and arranger for BBC Television 's Strictly Come Dancing.