Biography
Canadian musician Rosario Bourdon was an important in the first times of the recording era being a performer, conductor, arranger, and composer. He was created near Montreal to musical parents who began him in the cello at age seven. His parents instantly recognized his abilities and he signed up for the Ghent Conservatory in Belgium in 1897, where he researched cello with Joseph Jacob. During his initial season in Ghent, Bourdon earned a first award in cello, after that embarked on a Western european tour, eventually time for Canada by 1899. Frustrated using the limited musical possibilities in Montreal, Bourdon emigrated to america, where he became a cellist within the Cincinnati Symphony (1902 – 1904), the Philadelphia Orchestra (1904 – 1908), as well as the St. Paul (Minnesota) Orchestra (1908 – 1911). It had been during this time period that he started to research performing and he obtained experience around the podium because the associate conductor in St. Paul. It had been also during this time period that Bourdon 1st started to work with the Victor Speaking Machine Co. In 1905, he started to record for the business like a cellist, and four years later on, he became among their regular documenting performers. In 1920, Bourdon became among the music directors from the label, a posture that involved organizing ratings and piano accompaniments for additional Victor artists, performing the Victor Concert Orchestra, the Victor Symphony Orchestra, the Victor Salon Orchestra, and also John Philip Sousa’s Music group. By enough time he still left Victor in 1931, Bourdon got performed or executed on a lot more than 140 information and provided preparations for countless various other recordings. After departing Victor, Bourdon aimed musical actions at NBC Radio, Muzak, Brunswick Information, and Thesaurus Information. He also executed music for many popular movies, including those of Laurel and Hardy and Walt Disney. He continued to be active being a symphonic conductor, dealing with the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal during its initial years.
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1 | Cellist and orchestra conductor. |
Music Department
Music Department
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Floral Japan | 1937 | Documentary short conductor | |
Oriental Paradise | 1936 | Documentary short musical director | |
Cherry Blossom Time in Japan | 1936 | Documentary short conductor | |
Modern Tokyo | 1935 | Documentary short conductor | |
Sweet Surrender | 1935 | musical director | |
Rural Mexico | 1935 | Documentary short conductor | |
Beautiful Banff and Lake Louise | 1935 | Documentary short orchestra leader | |
Habeas Corpus | 1928 | Short composer: additional music - uncredited |
Composer
Composer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Canned Music | 1929 | Short | |
Ratskin | 1929 | Short |
Soundtrack
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Beautiful Banff and Lake Louise | 1935 | Documentary short performer: "Symphony No. 9", "William Tell-Overture" - uncredited |
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