Nick Acquaviva

Nick Acquaviva

Nick Aquaviva (Nicholas Paul Acquaviva) (April 11, 1925 - October 14, 1998) was an American composer, conductor and string instrumentalist, a student of Serge Koussevitzky and the founder of the New York "Pops" Symphony Orchestra, a 135-member ensemble that selected and performed melodic new works by young composers. He recorded for MGM Records (notably the LP album "Music of Acquaviva", MGM E3226), and his works include "The Cavalier's Ball" and "My Love, My Love", the latter recorded by his wife Joni James which reached Gold Record status at its release. Acquaviva was a resident of Rhode Island.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Tony Acquaviva — Anthony Tony Acquaviva (April 11, 1925 September 27, 1986[1], also known professionally as Acquaviva, was an American composer, conductor and string instrumentalist, a student of Serge Koussevitzky[citation needed] and the founder of the New York …   Wikipedia

  • Joni James — Infobox musical artist Name = Joni James |Img capt = Background = solo singer Birth name = Giovanna Carmella Babbo Born = Birth date and age|1930|9|22|mf=y, Chicago, Illinois, United States Genre = Traditional Pop Years active = 1952 1964 Label …   Wikipedia

  • 1957 in music — Events*January 5 Renato Carosone and his band start their American tour in Cuba. *January 6 Elvis Presley makes final appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show . *January 16 The Cavern Club opens in Liverpool, England *Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel name… …   Wikipedia

  • 1953 in music — List of years in music (Table) … 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 •    1950 • 1951 • 1952 – 1953 – 1954 • 1955 • 1956 •    1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • …   Wikipedia

  • When You Come to the End of the Day — Infobox Album | Name = When You Come To The End Of The Day Type = Album Artist = Perry Como Released = 1958 Recorded = April to June, 1958 Genre = Vocal Length = 34:18 Label = RCA Victor Producer = Joe Reisman Reviews = *… …   Wikipedia

  • In the Middle of an Island — is a popular song written by Nick Acquaviva and Ted Varnick and published in 1957.The recording by Tony Bennett was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 40965. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on August 12, 1957 and lasted …   Wikipedia

  • Chronological list of American classical composers — The following is a chronological list of classical music composers who live in, work in, or are citizens of the United States. Contents 1 Baroque 2 Classical era 3 Romantic 4 Modern/Contemporar …   Wikipedia

  • TDK Time Warp — Time Warp ist ein regelmäßig stattfindendes Festival mit dem Schwerpunkt Elektronische Musik aus Mannheim. Erstmals fand die Techno Veranstaltung 1994 unter dem Namen Time Warp in der Ludwigshafener Walzmühle statt und versteht sich seit Anfang… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Time Warp Festival — Time Warp 2006 Time Warp ist ein regelmäßig stattfindendes Festival mit dem Schwerpunkt Elektronische Musik aus Mannheim. Erstmals fand die Techno Veranstaltung 1994 unter dem Namen Time Warp in der Ludwigshafener Walzmühle statt und versteht… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Timewarp — Time Warp ist ein regelmäßig stattfindendes Festival mit dem Schwerpunkt Elektronische Musik aus Mannheim. Erstmals fand die Techno Veranstaltung 1994 unter dem Namen Time Warp in der Ludwigshafener Walzmühle statt und versteht sich seit Anfang… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”