Neil Chotem
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Neil Chotem (9 September 1920 – 21 February 2008) was a Canadian composer,
Works
Chotem's compositional style is tonal, and often incorporates elements of jazz and popular music. He composed a considerable body of works for television and radio and also wrote music for a number of leading Canadian performers like
Biography
Chotem was born in Saskatoon, and began studying the piano at the age of 5 at the Palmer School of Music. He became a pupil of Lyell Gustin in 1930 with whom he studied for almost the next nine years. He also studied with Jeannette Durno in Chicago in 1934. He began his career as a concert pianist in the early 1930s, making his first appearance with an orchestra in 1933 playing Camille Saint-Saëns's Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Regina Symphony Orchestra. He was highly active as a concert pianist, recitalist, and radio performer in Winnipeg where he lived with his family between 1935 and 1939. The outbreak of World War II interfered with his early career, although he did perform a number of recitals in western Canadian cities and appeared in concerts as a duo-pianist with Gordon Kushner. From 1942 to 1945 he was a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force.[1]
After leaving the RCAF, Chotem lived in
As conductor, Chotem made several recordings with the
Sources
- ^ a b c d "Neil Chotem" The Canadian Encyclopedia.
External links
- Article at thecanadianencyclopedia.ca
- Second article at thecanadianencyclopedia.ca
- Neil Chotem discography at Discogs
- Neil Chotem at IMDb
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