Category archives: Composer's Corner

Composer's Corner: Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein, Pianist, Songwriter (1918–1990), was one of the first American-born conductors to receive worldwide fame. He composed the score for the Broadway musical West Sid[...]

Composer's Corner: Gustav Mahler

Austrian composer and conductor Gustav Mahler became popular in the late 19th century for his emotionally charged and subtly orchestrated symphonies. Synopsis Born on July 7, 186[...]

Composer's Corner: Edvard Grieg

Edvard Hagerup Grieg, (born June 15, 1843, Bergen, Nor.—died Sept. 4, 1907, Bergen), composer who was a founder of the Norwegian nationalist school of music. His father, Alexander [...]

KCJO - In The Hall Of The Mountain King

Lounge Performer, Nearing 100, Has 88 Keys to the Good Life

On a recent Sunday, as a mother and her son ate brunch at the upscale Park Lane Hotel in Manhattan, they did a double take to stare at an older gentleman playing spirited lounge-st[...]

Composer's Corner: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is widely considered the most popular Russian composer in history. His work includes the The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker. Synopsis Composer Pyotr [...]

Duke Ellington - Mini Bio

Composer's Corner: Duke Ellington

An originator of big-band jazz, Duke Ellington was an American composer, pianist and bandleader who composed thousands of scores over his 50-year career. Synopsis Duke Ellington [...]

Composer's Corner: Andrew Lloyd Webber

Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber has written some of the most commercially successful musicals of the last quarter of the 20th century. Among his most popular shows are “Joseph and the Amaz[...]

Composer's Corner: George Frideric Handel

George Frideric Handel was born on February 23, 1685 in the North German province of Saxony in the same year as Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach. George's father wanted him t[...]