McGlinn, John

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Name (Latin)
McGlinn, John
Date of birth
1953-09-18
Date of death
2009-02-14
Field of activity
Conducting
Occupation
Conductors (Music)
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 32184038
Wikidata: Q6247802
Library of congress: n 87135734
TAU10: 000310855
Sources of Information
  • Songs of New York [SR] p1984:label (John McGlinn, conductor)
  • Baker's biographical dictionary of twentieth-century classical musicians, c1997(McGlinn, John; b. Sep. 18, 1953, Philadelphia, Pa.; American conductor)
  • New York times WWW site, Feb. 19, 2009(John McGlinn; b. John Alexander McGlinn 3rd, Bryn Mawr, Pa.; d. Saturday [Feb. 14, 2009], Manhattan, aged 55; conductor and musical historian who delved deep into neglected archives to recreate musicals like Show boat, Anything goes, and No, no, Nanette in their original form)
Wikipedia description:

John Alexander McGlinn III (September 18, 1953 – February 14, 2009) was an American conductor and musical theatre archivist. He was a leading advocate of the use of original orchestrations and vocal arrangements in studio cast recordings of Broadway musicals, and he made several notable albums exemplifying his philosophy of historical authenticity.

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