Carmino Ravosa

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Carmino Ravosa
Hartt School of Music
Occupation(s)Composer, pianist
Years active1958–2015
Websitewww.carminoravosa.com

Carmino Ravosa (January 29, 1930 – July 19, 2015) was an American composer and lyricist, singer, pianist, as well as a

Silver Burdett & Ginn's music textbook series "World of Music" and "The Music Connection", and the composer of the theme musicals in the two series.[2] Ravosa also was the songwriter for the CBS children's shows Captain Kangaroo and Romper Room, the PBS program Shining Time Station, and the PBS publication Sesame Street Magazine.[2]

Much of Ravosa's life was spent as an educator. He was the music teacher at Fox Meadow Elementary School in

Briarcliff Manor-Scarborough Historical Society
's annual dinner.

Early life and family

Carmino Ravosa was born on January 29, 1930, in

The Hartt School of Music and graduated in 1957.[5] He then earned a master's degree in Music Education from The Hartt School in 1965.[2] At the school, he met his wife Claire Colby, who was a voice major there.[6] The two were married for almost 60 years.[5] Ravosa later earned a master's degree and an advanced degree from Columbia University.[6]

With his wife Claire, Ravosa had three children, Carine, Gina, and Dean, and eight grandchildren.

Todd Elementary School's annual fifth-grade concert.[8]

Career

Selections from Carmino Ravosa's Briarcliff show:
You Call It Briarcliff
Only the Best is Good Enough
This Is His Town This is His Village
At The Briarcliff Lodge
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Ravosa was a music teacher at the Fox Meadow School in

Briarcliff Manor-Scarborough Historical Society[12] and a member of the American Friends of Lafayette.[13]

Ravosa's songs are performed worldwide, including in

Silver Burdett & Ginn and numerous songs with themes related to United States history.[2]

Ravosa died on July 19, 2015, at the age of 85.[15][16]

Performances

Ravosa performed his music at many historic landmarks, including:[6]

Ravosa performed his songs "Shh! We're Writing the Constitution" and "From George to George" at the inaugural ceremony of President George H. W. Bush and again at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History on President's day in honor of President George W. Bush.[19] Ravosa also gave a solo command performance of his musical "Ghosts in the White House" for President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter on October 30, 1978, at the White House Halloween party.[20] About 600 White house staffers and their families attended.[21][22]

His musical "Seneca Falls: A Documusical on the History of Women's Rights and Achievements", a work about the history of women's rights, was performed at the National Women's Hall of Fame.[19] The show was also performed on October 28, 1976, at the Women's Hall of Fame's Second National Honors Ceremony at Carnegie Hall.[23][24] Another musical that he composed, "Scarecrow" (based on Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story "Feathertop"), won four major awards at the International Light Opera Festival in Waterford, Ireland.[19][25]

Publications

Ravosa's first published work was "Johnny Appleseed – A Musical Play for Children", which was published by G. Schirmer, Inc. and Associated Music Publishers, Inc. in 1958. Two of Ravosa's songs were included in HBO's 2011 Independence Day documentary, Citizen USA, directed by Emmy Award-winning film journalist Alexandra Pelosi. The documentary focuses on the stories of new citizens across every US state. The film, Ravosa's national television debut, included a clip of him singing and playing "It's a Whole Other Country, Texas Is" and others singing a segment of his song "Let's Hear it for America".

Selected works

  • Ravosa, Carmino C. (1975). Glorious morning : a documentary musical based on Sam Adams and John Hancock and the battle of Lexington and Concord, April, 1775. Rowayton, Connecticut: New Plays for Children.
    OCLC 36562802
    .

See also

References

  1. ^ Charles, Eleanor (December 14, 1997). "Westchester Guide". The New York Times. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Carmino Ravosa". The Hartt School, University of Hartford. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Norris, Patricia (June 1, 2002). "Suess things are loose!". The Republican. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c Wolff, Margo. Margo Wolff Collection 1904–1990 (Web). p. 60. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d "A Passion For History Leads a Hartt Alumnus Down the Path to Historic Preservation". The Hartford Observer. Archived from the original on February 6, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Carmino C. Ravosa (1930–2015)". The Journal News. July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  7. ^ Briarcliff Manor: The First 100 Years – The Centennial Variety Show. Village of Briarcliff Manor. 2002.
  8. ^ "Local Composer Carmino Ravosa to be Honored at Todd Concert". Briarcliff Manor School District. June 5, 2013. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  9. ^ Hudson, Edward (May 10, 1981). "Westchester Journal". The New York Times. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  10. The Dalton School. December 2010. Archived from the original
    on October 23, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  11. ^ "Music To Their Ears N "Wild" Musical, Hot Meals Entertain at Senior Celebration at River Festival Concert". The Wichita Eagle. May 12, 1999. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  12. Briarcliff Manor-Scarborough Historical Society. Archived from the original
    on August 11, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
  13. ^ "Nos activités de l'année 2009". Cercle d'Etude et d'Amitié France USA. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  14. ^ Grimm, Becky (June 5, 2009). "Young authors light up the evening at VES". Kaiserslautern American. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  15. ^ "Carmino Ravosa". The New York Times. July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  16. ISBN 978-0-7864-7667-1
    . Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  17. ^ "Knapp's Tavern by Candlelight is Sunday". Greenwich Post. December 9, 2004. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  18. ^ "Washington's Headquarters starts three-day celebration today". Times Herald. February 17, 2007. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  19. ^ a b c "Alumni to be Honored at Commencement". UNotes Daily. May 1, 2009. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  20. ^ "The Daily Diary of President Jimmy Carter" (PDF). The Jimmy Carter Library. October 30, 1978. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 15, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  21. ^ Beals, Kathie (November 2, 1978). "Ravosa's 'Command' Concert". Ossining Citizen Register.
  22. ^ "Halloween at the White House". The White House Historical Association. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  23. ^ Wolff, Margo. Margo Wolff Collection 1904–1990 (Web). p. 57-62. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
  24. ^ Anderson, Susan Heller (April 9, 1984). "New York Day By Day; 'Seneca Falls,' Dalton-Style". The New York Times. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  25. ^ "White Plains Troupe Gets 4 Festival Prizes". The New York Times. September 30, 1975. Retrieved July 21, 2012.

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