| 词条 | William Strickland (conductor) |
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CareerStrickland was born in Defiance, Ohio, on January 25, 1914. He served as guest conductor for the Cathedral Choral Society of Washington, D.C. during World War II. In 1946 he founded and went on to conduct the Nashville Symphony for five seasons, from 1946 to 1951.[1] Later Strickland conducted the Oratorio Society of New York. He was noted for his performances and recordings of contemporary works by American composers such as Samuel Barber, John J. Becker, Jack Beeson, William Bergsma, John Alden Carpenter, Henry Cowell, Norman Dello Joio, Vivian Fine, William Flanagan, Miriam Gideon, Irwin Heilner, Alan Hovhaness, Mary Howe, Charles Ives, Frederick Jacobi, Werner Josten, Homer Keller, Harrison Kerr, Edward MacDowell, Douglas Moore, Horatio Parker, Julia Perry, Walter Piston, Wallingford Riegger, Richard Rodgers, Carl Ruggles, Roger Sessions, Louise Talma, Francis Thorne, Lester Trimble, David Van Vactor, Robert Ward, and Elinor Remick Warren. He also conducted and recorded in Iceland, Norway, Poland, Sweden, and Japan.[1] Strickland presented a total of 28 European concerts of American works by 1957.[5] The National Music Council recognized Strickland with an award for this in 1957.[3] He died at his home in Westport, Connecticut, at the age of 77, on November 17, 1991, of lung cancer.[1] The William Strickland papers are held by the Tennessee State Library and Archives in Nashville, Tennessee.[4] In 1991, a bequest from his estate helped to establish the William R. Strickland Commission Endowment Fund, which assists in the sponsorship of new musical compositions.[5] References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|title=William Strickland, 77, orchestra conductor|newspaper=The Washington Times|date=21 November 1991|location=Part B; METROPOLITAN; OBITUARIES|pages=B3}} {{Laurel Leaf Award}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Strickland, William}}{{US-conductor-stub}}2. ^{{cite news|title=W.R. Strickland, 77, A Conductor, Is Dead|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/25/obituaries/wr-strickland-77-a-conductor-is-dead.html|accessdate=7 December 2011|newspaper=New York Times|date=25 November 1991}} 3. ^1 {{cite book|author1=National Music Council|author2=National Music Council (U.S.)|title=Bulletin - National Music Council|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bJtYAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=7 December 2011|year=1961|publisher=National Music Council.|page=28}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=STRICKLAND, WILLIAM (1914-1991), NASHVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PAPERS 1945-1970|url=http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/manuscripts/findingaids/ths866.pdf|publisher=Department of State Tennessee State Library and Archives|accessdate=7 December 2011}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=Mass for a Sacred Place by Stephen Paulus & Other Works|url=http://www.arsisaudio.com/cd150N.html|accessdate=7 December 2011}} 15 : American male conductors (music)|1914 births|1991 deaths|People from Westport, Connecticut|Deaths from lung cancer|People from Defiance, Ohio|American classical organists|Male organists|Deaths from cancer in Connecticut|Musicians from Connecticut|20th-century American musicians|20th-century organists|Classical musicians from Ohio|20th-century American conductors (music)|20th-century male musicians |
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