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Home: Dayton, Ohio. Address: % Lorenz Publishing Company, 501 E. Third Street, Dayton, Ohio.
Winfree, Richard A., composer, author, violinist; b. Hopkinsville, Ky., March 5, 1898. ASCAP 1942. Educ: Hitchcock Military Acad., in violin with Arthur Conradi. World Wars I and II, in armed forces. Scored motion pictures, Hollywood; conductor radio programs. Works: "China Boy"; "Patsy." Home: 941 N. Genessee Ave., Hollywood 46, Calif.
Winne, Jesse M., composer, author; b. Sand Lake, N.Y., Dec. 30, 1875. ASCAP 1914 (charter member). Educ: Albany, Grafton, and Minneapolis public schools, in music with private tutors. In youth worked in music departments in department stores; then in Minneapolis opened music studio. On staff music publishing houses; musical director traveling theatrical companies and amateur theatrical productions. For more than twenty-five years organist Elks Lodge, No. 1, N.Y.C. Works: many arrangements of orchestral numbers; part songs for male and female voices; vocal solos and piano solos. Songs: "Carita"; "Eleven O'clock"; "The Far Away Land of Home"; "Ama-rella"; "Will O' the Wisp"; "When Old New York Was Young"; "The Broad Highway"; "Down the Lane that Leads Back Home." Home: 561 West 163 St., New York 32, N.Y.
Winternitz, Felix, composer, violinist, educator; b. Linz, Austria, May 18, 1872; d. Cambridge, Mass., Aug. 20, 1948. ASCAP 1924. Educ.: violin with Franz Nowak; Vienna Cons, with Josef Hellmesberger, Sr. (scholarship), J. M. Grun, Vienna, 1886-89. At ten, debut as violinist in series of concerts Vienna; violinist at Theater au der Wien 1886-87; member of Imperial Opera 1887-89. To |
Boston 1889, violinist with Boston Symph. Orch.; concert master of Boston Philh. Orch. 1890-91; debut as soloist 1890; member faculty New England Cons, of Music, violin department 1891. From 1932, world tours until interrupted by war. Works: Dance of the Marionette; Badinage; Troika. Transcriptions (for violin and piano): Dream of Youth; Once Upon a Time; Forsaken; Bach Minuet; Blue Lagoon; Aria from Samson and Delilah. Address: Estate, c/o ASCAP.
Wirges, William F., composer, pianist, conductor, arranger, organist, vocal coach; b. Buffalo, N.Y., June 26. ASCAP 1942. World War I, served in 15th Div., 1918-19. Accompanist, Amer. Music Festival, Chautauqua 1920-21. Began radio career 1923 as "Dusty" of Gold Dust Twins, director of radio programs. Accompanist for Al Jolson, Hairy Richman, Belle Baker, Jessica Diago-nette, Jane Froman, Hildegaide, and others. Musical director recording companies, organized own music publishing house; perfected "Cantorio," series of presentations with original music and arranged for large choir with narration and production technique in book form. Pioneer in television, 1936, and at present has own program. Author of Christianity in Song; Fifty-Five Good Will Songs. Works: Mississippi Lament for voice and orchestra. Song books: Rainbow House; Smile Songs; Small Fry Club (television songs). Songs: "Fascinating Mannikin"; "Nice Dreamin' Baby"; "Honeybunch"; "No Greater Love"; "Oriole"^ "Mine"; "I Had That Dream Again"; "Mother Love"; "Chiquita Banana"; "Hi There Neighbor"; "Thank You Lord"; "It's So Easy to Smile"; "Do Unto Others"; "Bye and Bye." Home: Merrick, N.Y. Address: 515 Madison Ave., New York 20, N.Y. |
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