April 30 - Robert Shaw (The Musical Birthday Series, 6th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for April 30th may be found here: Franz Lehár (2019), Sheldon Harnick (2020), Robert Shaw; Alfred Gaul (2021), Merrill Osmond (2022), and Franz Lehár (2023)

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Robert Shaw (30 April 1916 – 25 January 1999) was an American conductor, especially known for his work with choirs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Couplets on Robert Shaw

During his long career, Shaw drew attention to choral music and came to be considered the "dean" of American choral conductors. His work set new choral standards in the United States, and many of his recordings are considered benchmarks for choral singing. – excerpted from Wikipedia

Robert Shaw became the dean

Of directors on the choral scene.

Standards got a little higher

With Robert Shaw before the choir;

And even now we stand in awe

Of choirs trained by Robert Shaw.

 

 

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