Alfonso D'Artega(1907-1998)
- Music Department
- Actor
- Composer
Conductor, songwriter ("In the Blue of Evening"), conductor, arranger
and pianist who came to the USA in 1918. He was educated at
Strassburger Conservatory and studied with Boris Levenson. He conducted
orchestras for network radio, theatres, films, records and concerts,
and originated the "pops" concerts at Carnegie Hall. He conducted the
Buffalo Philharmonic, Stadium Symphony, Miami Symphony, Symphony of the
Air, St. Louis Symphony, and New London Symphony. He also conducted for
Radio-Television Itala in Milan and Rome, and
composed/arranged/conducted for Television. He was a recipient of the
Medaillie d'Or. Joining ASCAP in 1946, his other popular-song
compositions include "The NBC Chimes Theme", "Ask Your Heart" and
"Fiesta en Granada".
