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Arturo Somohano (September 1, 1910 – March 23, 1977) born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, was a composer and the director of the San Juan Symphony Orchestra, which is now named after him. September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ...
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San Juan is the capital of Puerto Rico. ...
A composer is a person who writes music. ...
Somohano had always been musically inclined. As a young child, he learned to play the piano. He loved classical music and when he learned musical composition and harmony at the Fransician Chapel, he felt inspired to write music with a classical style. This article is about the modern musical instrument. ...
At the outbreak of World War II, Somohano entertained the U.S. Army troops by playing the piano and directing concerts at different military bases. His composition "Canciones de las Americas" (Songs of the Americas) became a hymn of the Army. After the war, Somohano returned to Puerto Rico where he became the director of the San Juan Symphony Orchestra. During this same period, he also spearheaded the reconstruction of the Tapia Theater in San Juan which was in a state of abandanment. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...
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By 1958, as Somohano's reputation as a great conductor grew, so did the overseas demand for his services as an orchestra conductor. He did two tours which included presentations in Spain, Germany and the United States. 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Somohano celebrated his 100th concert as director in the 1960s in Madrid, Spain. He was bestowed with the Cross of Isabel the Catholic by the Spanish Parliament and was named Honorary Conductor of the Madrid Symphony Orchestra. On January 13, 1969, Somohano was sworn in as as Assembly Member of the City of San Juan. Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around the world. ...
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Somohano published the works of danza composers Manuel Gregorio Tavarez and Juan Morel Campos. He also wrote the forwards for threee musical reviews and the musical accompaniment for five theatrical works with the collaboration of Manuel Mendez Ballester. The music of Puerto Rico has been influenced by African and European (especially Spanish) forms, and has become popular across the Caribbean and in some communities worldwide. ...
Manuel Gregorio Tavarez (November 16, 1843 - July 1, 1883), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, was Puerto Ricos first renowned classical and danza composer and the inspiration behind future generations of composers. ...
Juan Morel Campos (May 16, 1857-May 12, 1896), born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, was one of the composers of danzas who took that musical genre to its highest level. ...
Manuel Méndez Ballester was born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico in 1909, was a well known writer and known for his works fields of journalism, radio broadcasting, television and teaching. ...
Among his compositions were: "Recuerdos de Ponce" (Memories of Ponce), "Si Tu Supieras" (If You Only Knew), "Palma y Olivo" (Palms and Olives), "Esclavo Moderno" (Modern Slave) and "Vagando". He also recorded many other compositions some of which were: "Danzas de Puerto Rico" (Danzas of Puerto Rico), "Aquí España" (Over Here, Spain) and "En Mi Viejo San Juan" (In My Old San Juan).
Arturo Somohano died in Hato Rey, San Juan on March 23, 1977. San Juan is the capital of Puerto Rico. ...
The San Juan Symphony Orchestra was renamed The Arturo Somohano Symphony Orchestra and is directed by Gualberto Capdeville. The Puerto Rico Conservatory annually awards its most outstanding student with the Arturo Somohano Medal for excellence in International Musical Achievement. San Juan has also honored Somohano's memory by naming a school and a plaza after him.
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