Weisgall, Hugo.

Ballet commissioned by the Baltimore Ballet. Composed 1938. First performance of this suite New York, 21 March 1942, New York Philharmonic, John Barbirolli conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Suite from the ballet Quest / Hugo Weisgall. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 57122732

Hugo Weisgall was a Moravian-born American composer.

Weisgall studied composition and conducting at the Curtis Institute, comparative literature at Johns Hopkins University and took composition lessons from Roger Sessions privately. After several years in Europe, during and following World War II, he returned to the United States and was active in musical organizations in the Baltimore area before shifting most of his activities to New York. There, he joined the faculties of the Jewish Theological Seminary, Queens College and the Juilliard School and was named Associate Director for Education at Lincoln Center. In addition to his teaching, he worked as a conductor and as a composer, his output centering primarily on a dozen operas, a number of which have received full scale productions by the New York City Opera and other companies.

From the description of Hugo Weisgall Papers, 1922-1997 (bulk 1934 - 1997). (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122531312