Don Gillis

Born: 17 June 1912, Cameron, Missouri (USA)
Died: 10 January 1978, Columbia, South Carolina (USA)

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Music

Mostly orchestral:

Four Moods in Three Keys
The Wolyworm
Thoughts Provoked on Becoming a Prospective Father
An American Symphony
Symphony X
A Short Overture to an Unwritten Opera
Tulsa
Synphony 51/2
Alice in Orchestralia

He wrote very much in the style of Copland and Grofé.

Biography

He spent most of his professional life as the producer and staff arranger for the NBC Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Arturo Toscanini.

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15 August 1957: World premiere of "Pep Rally", a one act opera in two scenes, Interlochen, MIchigan, USA. Summer music camp, an all-camp music event with students and faculty.

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– Sat 17 May: Second Symphony: Lobgesang Alcobaça, Portugal
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– Sun 18 May: 2nd Symphony Lobgesang Aual Magna, Lisbon, Portugal
– Sun 18 May: Second Symphony: Lobgesang Aual Magna, Lisbon, Portugal
– Sun 18 May: "Kurt Weill, Thomas Bagwell & Diane McNaron" Artburst at the Unitarian Universalist Church, Homewood, Alabama, USA
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– (1983) Franco Donatoni: Premiere of Sinfonia op. 63 “Anton Webern”, in Napels, Italy.
– (1983) Anton Webern: Premiere of Sinfonia op. 63 “Anton Webern”, in Napels, Italy.
– (1977) Morton Feldman: Premiere of Neither, in Rome, Italy.
– (1868) Camille Saint-Saëns: Premiere of piano concert no. 2 in g minor op. 22, in Paris, France.

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