Final Notes tribute to Howard Rumsey
(originally published in the August 2015 Overture Online)
Category Archives: In Memoriam/Final Notes
September In Memoriam
In Memoriam
Ray Jessel
Piano
10/16/1929 – 7/17/2015
Survived by spouse
Amos Trice
Life Member. Piano
12/11/1927 – 7/16/2015
Survived by spouse
Final Note: Howard Rumsey
Life Member. Bass
(11/7/1917 – 7/15/2015)
by Glenn A. Mitchell, Life Member, Local 47
Howard Rumsey was a true jazz music entrepreneur. He was also the last survivor of the original Stan Kenton Orchestra playing upright contra bass. Rumsey passed away July 15, 2015, at age of 97 years. Continue reading
Final Note: Arnold Belnick
Life Member. Violin
(9/7/1922 – 6/2/2015)
by Susan Chatman
Violinist Arnold Belnick, soloist and studio musician, made his transition in Granada Hills on June 2, 2015. He was 92 years old. A New York native and child prodigy since the age of 4, Arnold won his first major American competition at the age of 15 and played his concert debut in Town Hall. Hailed as a “young Joseph Sziget,” Arnold was a featured soloist with the New York Philharmonic and gained critical acclaim after he recorded for Columbia Records. Continue reading
Celebration of Life for Art Depew
August 2015 In Memoriam
In Memoriam
Arnold Belnick
Life Member. Violin
9/7/1922 – 6/22/2015
Survived by spouse & children
Gabriel Jellen
Life Member. Cello
11/8/1931 – 6/20/2015
Survived by child
John A. Kier
Life Member. Tuba
1/21/1933 – 6/27/2015
Survived by spouse & family
Memorial for Arnold Belnick
Life Member. Violin
(9/7/1922 – 6/2/2015)
A memorial gathering will be held for Arnold Belnick on Saturday, August 15, from 4:00-7:00 at the home of Blanche Belnick in Granada Hills.
Hor d’oeuvres and cocktails will be served.
For RSVP information please call 323.993.3159.
Final Note: Phillip Lambro
Former Life Member. Conductor/Director
(9/2/1935 – 6/21/2015)
“Lambro, a classical composer whose works have been performed by some of the world’s premiere symphony orchestras, composed a handful of motion picture scores during the 1960s and 1970s, including the original, unused score for Polanski’s ‘Chinatown’.”
– “Crypt of the Living Dead” Composer Phillip Lambro Dead at Age 80 – by Randall D. Larson, Musique Fantastique
Memorial Service for Robert Drasnin
Life Member. Clarinet
(11/17/1927 – 5/13/2015)
MEMORIAL SERVICE
Sunday, July 19
2-5 p.m.
Local 47 Serena Kay & Earl Williams Auditorium
817 Vine St. Hollywood CA 90038
Robert Drasnin: An Appreciation – Veteran TV composer left musical legacy for the boomer generation – by Jon Burlingame
Final Note: Mark Anthony Traversino
Former Life Member. Piano
(May 6, 1930 – April 23, 2015)
By Vince Fanelli
We lost a good friend and a fine musician when Local 47 member of over 60 years, Mark Anthony Traversino passed away on April 23, 2015. Continue reading