Phil Ochs

Phil Ochs

male, deceased (1976)
musician, Anti-Vietnam War, protest singer, Philip David Ochs, Capital University, American anti-Vietnam War activist…TheTownHall, carnegie hall, Opposition to the Vietnam War, reluctant to go to the funeral, passed over for editor of The Lantern
Philip David Ochs was a U.S. protest singer (or, as he preferred, a "topical singer"), songwriter, musician and recording artist who was known for...
Abbey Simon

Abbey Simon

male, 87 years old
University of Houston, Jacobs School of Music, Moores School of Music, Curtis Institute of Music, juilliard school, Yamaha Artist…carnegie hall, town hall, TheTownHall
Abbey Simon is a Jewish American classical pianist. At age 11, Simon started his studies with Józef Hofmann at the Curtis Institute of Music in P...
William Warfield

William Warfield

male, deceased (2002)
mgm, Technicolor, porgy and bess, u.s. state department, baritone, show boat…town hall, Hallmark Hall of Fame, TheTownHall, The Green Pastures
William Caesar Warfield (22 January 1920 - 26 August 2002), concert baritone singer, was born in West Helena, Arkansas. He gave his recital debut...
Stefan Zucker

Stefan Zucker

male, 60 years old
Columbia University, Globe & Mail, Guinness Book of Records, bellini, American, mannes college of music…The New York Times, TheTownHall
Stefan Zucker (b. 1949) is an American singer, expert on Italian opera and self-described "opera fanatic." He was listed in the 1980 Guinness Book...

David Soyer

male, 86 years old
American classical cellist, Juilliard School faculty, music educator, Schelomo, Diran Alexanian, Emmanuel Feuermann…TheTownHall
David Soyer (born February 24, 1923) is an American cellist. He was born in Philadelphia and began playing the piano at the age of nine. At 11, he...
Julius Hegyi

Julius Hegyi

male, deceased (2007)
Classical violinist, Juilliard School of Music alumni, brahms, violinist, new york philharmonic, musician…the juilliard school, TheTownHall
Julius Hegyi (b. February 2 1923, New York City - d. January 1 2007, Phoenix, Arizona) was an American conductor and violinist. He spent his...
Jacques Singer

Jacques Singer

male, deceased (1980)
Juilliard School of Music alumni, Curtis Institute of Music, American, juilliard school, corregidor, Conductor…The Dallas Morning News, TheTownHall
Jacques Singer was an American conductor born on May 9, 1910 in Przemyśl, Poland, and died August 11, 1980 in Manhattan. His father was Mark Eli, h...

Cecil Leeson

male
Northwestern University, Edvard Moritz, America's National Music Museum, TheTownHall, ball state university, American…town hall
Cecil Leeson (1902-1989), a musician and teacher, was widely credited with establishing the saxophone as a legitimate concert instrument. In 1937,...