Elliot, Willard Somers
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| born on | 18 July 1926 at 01:40 (= 01:40 AM ) | ||||
| Place | Fort Worth, Texas, 32n44, 97w19 | ||||
| Timezone | CST h6w (is standard time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   24°55'   27°11 Asc. 28°43'
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Biography
American bassoonist and composer, who was bassoonist with the Houston Symphony Orchestra (1946–1949), bassoonist with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra (1951–1956), principal bassoonist with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra (1956–1964), and principal bassoonist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1964–1997). Elliot composed and twice performed the Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under conductors Seiji Ozawa and Jean Martinon.
During his 32 uninterrupted years as principal bassoonist with the Chicago Symphony, Elliot performed as a soloist under Sir Georg Solti, Seiji Ozawa, Jean Martinon, Antonio Janigro, Carlo Maria Giulini, Morton Gould, Lawrence Foster, and Claudio Abbado. He recorded the Mozart Concerto for Deutsche Grammophon, conducted by Abbado.
Elliot was also a member of the Chicago Symphony Chamber Wind Players, Chicago Symphony Winds and the Chicago Pro Musica, which won a Grammy Award in 1986 for the Best New Classical Artist.
He died on 7 June 2000 in Fort Worth, Texas, aged 73.
Events
Source Notes
Birth certificate in hand from Sy Scholfield.
Categories
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Composer/ Arranger
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Instrumentalist (Bassoonist)
- Notable : Awards : Grammy
