Paur, Leonard de. (1914 - 1998). Signed Photograph. A very fine original 7 x 9 inch black and white photograph, boldly signed and inscribed in 1951 by the African American composer and choral director. Scarce.
De Paur enlisted in the Army in 1942 and became the music director of the play, Winged Victory. During a stint in the infantry, he was assigned to an all male-chorus and in 1946, the De Paur Infantry Chorus was signed to Columbia Artists Management and Columbia Records where for ten years the De Paur Infantry Chorus was the top performing group. In 1957, De Paur discontinued the chorus and produced the De Paur Opera Gala, which featured Virgil Thomson's Four Saints in Three Acts, George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess and Oscar Hammerstein's Carmen Jones.
De Paur enlisted in the Army in 1942 and became the music director of the play, Winged Victory. During a stint in the infantry, he was assigned to an all male-chorus and in 1946, the De Paur Infantry Chorus was signed to Columbia Artists Management and Columbia Records where for ten years the De Paur Infantry Chorus was the top performing group. In 1957, De Paur discontinued the chorus and produced the De Paur Opera Gala, which featured Virgil Thomson's Four Saints in Three Acts, George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess and Oscar Hammerstein's Carmen Jones.
Paur, Leonard de. (1914 - 1998). Signed Photograph. A very fine original 7 x 9 inch black and white photograph, boldly signed and inscribed in 1951 by the African American composer and choral director. Scarce.
De Paur enlisted in the Army in 1942 and became the music director of the play, Winged Victory. During a stint in the infantry, he was assigned to an all male-chorus and in 1946, the De Paur Infantry Chorus was signed to Columbia Artists Management and Columbia Records where for ten years the De Paur Infantry Chorus was the top performing group. In 1957, De Paur discontinued the chorus and produced the De Paur Opera Gala, which featured Virgil Thomson's Four Saints in Three Acts, George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess and Oscar Hammerstein's Carmen Jones.
De Paur enlisted in the Army in 1942 and became the music director of the play, Winged Victory. During a stint in the infantry, he was assigned to an all male-chorus and in 1946, the De Paur Infantry Chorus was signed to Columbia Artists Management and Columbia Records where for ten years the De Paur Infantry Chorus was the top performing group. In 1957, De Paur discontinued the chorus and produced the De Paur Opera Gala, which featured Virgil Thomson's Four Saints in Three Acts, George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess and Oscar Hammerstein's Carmen Jones.