David Randolph

David Randolph (December 21, 1914 – May 12, 2010) was an American conductor, music educator and radio host. He is best known as the music director of the St. Cecilia Chorus, and as the host of Music for the Connoisseur, later known as The David Randolph Concerts, a WNYC classical music radio program nationally syndicated in the United States.[1][2]

Biography

David Randolph was born David Rosenberg in Manhattan on December 21, 1914 to Morris Rosenberg and Elsie Goodman.[1][3] He changed his surname to Randolph after graduating from high school.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "David Randolph, Conductor of Many Fleet ‘Messiahs,’ Dies at 95". The New York Times. May 15, 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  2. ↑ "David Randolph: The Father of Weekly Thematic Music Programming". WNYC. June 3, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "David Randolph papers (1943-2010)". New York Public Library. Retrieved December 28, 2014.