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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)
Maltby was born in Ripon, Wisconsin, the son of Virginia (née Hosegood) and Richard Maltby, Sr., a well-known orchestra leader. [1]Maltby and David Shire started working together as students at Yale University (where he was a member of Manuscript Society); their first Broadway credit was in 1968, when their song "The Girl of the Minute" was used in the revue New Faces of 1968.
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.
Andrew Bain (horn player) Kenny Bass. Roberto Bienzobas. Benjamin Bowman. Arthur Briggs (musician) Grace Burrows. Yondani Butt.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) is an American symphony orchestra based in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by Theodore Thomas in 1891, the ensemble has been based in the Symphony Center since 1904 and plays a summer season at the Ravinia Festival. Klaus Mäkelä was named music director-designate in 2024, with his first contractual season to ...
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 ...