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Feb 7, 2006 · Surdin, Morris. Composer, arranger, conductor, b Toronto 8 May 1914, d there 19 Aug 1979. At six he began violin lessons with Louis Gesensway in Toronto, and soon the lessons were expanded to include counterpoint and harmony.
Morris Surdin - Themes from The Hospital (1971). The original studio recordings of the opening and closing themes for the Oscar-winning film, directed by Art...
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Surdin, Morris, Canadian composer; b. Toronto, May 8, 1914; d. there, Aug. 19, 1979. He learned to play piano, violin, cello, horn, and trombone; studied composition with Gesensway in Philadelphia (1937) and with Brant in N.Y. (1950). He worked as a music arranger for the CBC and CBS.
MORRIS SURDIN (1914-1979) was born and raised in Toronto. At a young age he taught himself to play the piano before beginning formal instruction in the violin, harmony and counterpoint. He later also learned to play the 'cello, trombone and French horn. By the time he was 16 and a student at Harbord Collegiate, he conducted his own dance band and simultaneously wrote and arranged music for ...
Jul 14, 2019 · Brooke Mitchell performing Prairie Boy, music by Morris Surdin and lyrics by W.O. Mitchell, at The Royal Conservatory’s Mazzoleni Hall accompanied by Rachel ...
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Morris Surdin was born on 8 May 1914 in Toronto, Canada. He was a composer, known for The Hospital (1971), Folio (1955) and Hatch's Mill (1967). He died on 19 August 1979 in Toronto, Canada.
Composer, arranger, conductor, born in Toronto 8 May 1914 to Bessie and Benjamen Surdin. Brother to Sonya, Jack, David, Betty, Francis and Louis. Passed away in Toronto at the age of 58.
