Infobox Company logo Image Enesco logo.svg 200px company name Enesco, LLC company type Private foundation ... subsid Gund , Department 56 , Gregg Gift Company, Enesco Limited UK , Enesco Canada, Enesco France homepage www.enesco.com footnotes For the composer, see George Enescu . EnescoEnesco, LLC is an United ... Moments, Inc. Precious Moments porcelain figurine line of products. History In 1958, Enesco was the import .... Shure cargo, N S Co , and phonetically named his company EnEsCo . ref cite web url http www.enesco.com aboutUs.jsp.vr title corporate information about us accessdate 2008 01 03 author Enesco, LLC ... Enesco with all of Stanhome s assets. Enesco is known in its industry for its 25 years of success ..., Sam Butcher , to bring his designs to market. Enesco sales soared throughout the 70s, 80s, and 90s until its peak in 1997. But by 2004, Enesco, Corp. posted an operating loss of 15.7 million US dollars ... represented 22 of consolidated net revenues in 2004 compared to 33 in 2003, according to Enesco s 2004 2005 annual report. In 2005 Enesco ended its business partnership and license arrangement with Precious Moments, Inc. Gene Freedman left Enesco in March 2005, but has been named Precious Moments Ambassador ..., Enesco s fourth president, Cynthia Passmore McLaughlin formerly of Revlon resigned. With this, Jim Shore , the second best selling products after Precious Moments, dissolved its contract with Enesco. Enesco s stocks fell below US 1.00 and was unlisted from the New York Stock Exchange NYSE . After a few months of Over the counter finance over the counter trading , Enesco withdrew its public offering altogether. On January 12, 2007, Enesco filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. ref cite news last Schwartz first Meredith title Enesco files Chapter 11 work Home Accents Today pages publisher ... Headline News accessdate 2007 01 17 ref In February 2007, Enesco Group, Inc. was purchased by Tinicum Capital Partners Thus, becoming Enesco, LLC. ref cite web title ENESCO AND TINICUM CAPITAL ... more details
with the title of Founding Chairman . By the time he left the company in March 2005, Enesco had become Enesco Group, Inc, a global leader in gift and collectibles with offices in the United Kingdom UK ... CA6534585.html Eugene Freedman, 82, Was Enesco Founding Chair Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia ... more details
For Shuhei Fujioka, the Iga potter Shuhei Fujioka Iga pottery Refimprove date January 2010 Infobox Person name Shuhei Fujioka image Shuhei Fujioka Promo 2003.jpg caption Promotional photo ca. 2003 birth date Dec 1950 birth place Nagoya , Japan Image Flag of Japan.svg 20 px occupation Sculptor nihongo Shuhei Fujioka Fujioka Shuhei born 1950 in Nagoya , Japan is a sculptor known for his work on porcelain figurines. General Shuhei Fujioka is the son of Yasuhei Fujioka, also a sculptor of porcelain figurines . Since he was young, Shuhei learned the business and how to sculpt under his father. Shuhei took over the business from his father and became the second generation master sculptor during the early 1990s. Citation needed date August 2011 Shuhei Fujioka is also the master sculptor for his own line of products under the name of Precious Memory . Precious Memory Fujioka s company took on sales operations and a new name, Precious Memory, Inc., in the late 1990s to answer to the need for a Precious Moments distributor in Japan. The then president and CEO of Enesco, Corp. , Eugene Freedman , was a long time business partner and friend for both Shuhei and his father. At Freedman s request, Shuhei took on the responsibilities of distributorship in Japan. As encouragement, Enesco allowed Shuhei and his studios to sculpt a series of Japan Exclusive figurines. The products were given inspirational titles by Sam Butcher . Enesco decided to let Precious Memory exclusively market these products for six months before the products became available worldwide. As the Enesco era came to a close in 2005, these items were retired . Citation needed date August 2011 In the first decade of the 2000s, Shuhei also created his own line of products. As evident in the flagship products, Memories In Eternity , these products celebrated Japanese history and Culture of Japan culture . Also, other product lines were introduced under the Precious Memory brand that touched on common Asian cultu ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2009 Infobox Instrument name Legende instrumentation Trumpet & Piano range Written range Image Enescolegend.jpg 180px center classification Chamber Music Chamber Music Trumpet repertoire Legende 1906 is a solo work for trumpet and piano , composed by George Enescu and premiered by Merri Franquin , professor of cornet at the Paris Conservatoire . It reflects the impressionistic style of Enesco s teachers Jules Massenet and Gabriel Faur . The title is an homage to Professor Franquin. The piece reflects an important step in the evolution of the trumpet from a more archaic limited instrument, to a fully chromatic and soloistic instrument. Legende s range extends from a low A flat to a high C, with an ossia passage that extends only to high B flat. The piece requires extensive triple tonguing and an unspecified mute. Legende is in the key of C minor, and begins with a simple lyrical melody which reappears twice. The second time, it is played during the climax in the higher octave, and in the muted conclusion, it appears again in the original low register. In between each statement of the melody are technical passages which require extensive triple tonguing and chromatic fingering. The piano accompaniment is chordal in the lyrical passages, and virtuosic in the technical sections, matching the difficulty of the trumpet part with extensive runs and arpeggios. External links http www.internationalmusicco.com search2.cfm?SearchVal ENESCO, 20Georges&SearchParams Complyr,Alias1 International Music Company The U.S. publisher of Legende . http www.sheetmusicplus.com pages.html?cart 344673789611177739&target smp detail.html 26sku 3DIM.916&s pages http 253A www.google.com search 253Fq 253Denesco 252Blegend 2526ie 253Dutf 8 2526oe 253Dutf 8 2526aq 253Dt 2526rls 253Dorg.mozilla 253Aen US 253Aofficial 2526client 253Dfirefox a&e sheetmusic detail IM.916.html&t &k &r wwws err5 Sheet Music http www.youtube.com watch?v iEbXKF sys0 Performance by Chris Carrillo ht ... more details
refimprove date March 2010 Infobox Company company logo Image Pmilogo2007.png company name Precious Moments, Inc. company type Corporation foundation location Rolling Meadows, Illinois Carthage, Missouri key people Jon Butcher Chairman industry Giftware homepage http www.preciousmoments.com www.preciousmoments.com Precious Moments, Inc. aka PMI is an United States of America American company that distributes giftware. The company was initially formed in 1989 by illustrator, Sam Butcher Samuel J. Butcher as a licensing company. General Illustrator Sam Butcher, together with his partner Bill Biel, sold greeting cards at Christian book fairs under the company name of Jonathan & David. They partnered with Enesco Enesco, Corp. to sell giftware. ref cite web author Precious Moments, Inc. title Precious Moments History Timeline accessdate Dec. 12, 2006 url http www.preciousmoments.com content.cfm precious moments history timeline ref In 2004, PMI and Enesco decided to end the licensing contract. The early move was due to falling sales by Enesco. ref cite title Ending deal to sell Precious Moments Fragile sales of figurines prompt firm to terminate distribution license early author Jargon, Julie date May 30, 2005 publisher Crain s Chicago Business ref In addition to its original licensing duties, PMI s functions became product design, marketing, warehousing, and distribution. ref cite web author CIO Insight title Building a Company, and its IT, in 90 days date Oct. 5, 2005 accessdate Oct. 5, 2005 url http www.cioinsight.com print article2 0,1217,a 161677,00.asp ref In 2008 , PMI launched its new line of Precious Girls Club products. Soon thereafter, the company was sued by country music singer Shannon Clemmons for copyright infringement and breach of contract . ref cite web url http www.upi.com Entertainment News 2008 09 20 Clemmons Precious Moments stole idea UPI 51011221945293 title Clemmons Precious Moments stole idea author United Press International, Inc. date Sept. 20 ... more details
Out of date article date November 2010 Boyds Bears is a line of collectible resin and stuffed teddy bears produced by Enesco . History Image Boyds Bears Mrs Northstar.jpg thumb The Mrs. Northstar bear. Boyds Bears was founded by Gary M. Lowenthal and his wife, Justina Unger. They were owners of an antique shop, which although profitable, found difficulty maintaining an inventory of well priced antiques. They then turned to making and selling antique reproductions. Some of their more profitable reproductions included Decoy duck decoy s. In 1984 they began sculpting with resin, at first making a line of miniature houses called The Gnomes Homes . The first bear was a stuffed bear made for the couple s newborn son, Matthew. They began making and selling stuffed bears, and the bears became known as Boyds Bears for the town of Boyds, Maryland , where they lived and operated their business. The line of plush bears and rabbits was a hugely popular success, and in 1993 Boyds introduced the first resin bears. Today the Boyds company has several product lines, but the bears remain the most successful. ref http www.boydsstuff.com boyds101 Page01.cfm Boyds 101 From the official website. ref Enesco acquired the company in 2008. Collectors club The Boyds Bears official fan club is called the Loyal Order of Friends of Boyds It was founded in 1996. Membership costs US 29.99 for the 2007 kit, which included an exclusive denim tote, a 10 plush bear, bearstone and bearware member pin all items are of coordinating colors . Newly designed kits are available annually. Benefits include exclusive members only collectors items, an online newsletter and access to a members only website. Awards Boyds products have won numerous awards in the toy and doll collectible circles. Some of these include Teddy Bear of the Year Awards, Doll of the Year Awards, Golden Teddy Awards, and National Association of Limited Edition Dealers Achievement Awards. ref http www.boydsstuff.com newz BoydsPrizeWinninCri ... more details
Image Department56Logo.jpg right thumb Department 56 Logo Department 56 is a manufacturer of holiday collectibles, ornaments and giftware, known for their lit Christmas village collections and their Snowbabies collection. It is owned by Enesco . History Department 56 was founded in 1976. In 1993, the company was listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol of DFS . In 2005, after purchasing Lenox company Lenox from Brown Forman, the company changed their name to Lenox Group Inc and their ticker symbol to LNX . After failing to meet the exchange s requirements, trading was moved to the OTC Bulletin Board under the ticker LENX . Lenox filed for bankruptcy in 2009, and was acquired by the private equity firm Clarion Capital Partners. Enesco acquired Department 56 from Lenox that year. Department 56 is a company that manufactures gift items, notably lit porcelain houses stocked in many stores, especially during the Christmas season. These items are collectible. Villages The brand began with the Snow Village collection of six houses in 1976. During the making of the snow village, another series came out called Christmas Lane, which were the most popular houses. Each house is named and dated on the bottom. The date is the date of copyright, not the date of issue. The Original Snow Village began with the Mountain Lodge, Gabled Cottage and the Inn and are made of ceramic. The collection consists of over 225 pieces, including accessories. File Dicken s Village at Night.jpg thumb Dickens Village The Heritage Village Collection actually consists of several different villages and then some sub collections within each village. It all started with the porcelain Dickens Village in 1984 of quaint houses depicting the time of Charles Dickens and relates to the stories that he wrote. It has such pieces as The Cottage of Bob Cratchit & Tiny Tim, The Old Curiosity Shop, Nicholas Nickleby, David Copperfield and Oliver Twist. The New England Village started in 1986 and depicts ... more details
No. 3, D minor, Georges Enesco Solo Violin Sonata No. 3 Ballade was dedicated to Enescu. Works Image ... and piano 1906 Morceau de Concours Enesco Cantabile et Presto , for flute and piano 1904 Piano music ... needed. . Cophignon, Alain. 2006. Georges Enesco . Biblioth que des grands compositeurs. Paris Librairie .... . 2001. Georges Enesco. Baker s Biographical Dictionary of Musicians . Centennial Edition. New York ... International Enescu Society http www.soundfountain.org rem remenes.html Georges Enesco ... query?url http www.geocities.com enesco georges index.html&date 2009 10 25 21 49 44 Another site, with a helpful ... www.baroquecds.com 9047Web.html Reissue of the complete Bach clavier concertos conducted by Enesco ... Enesku be bg ca George Enescu da Georges Enesco de George Enescu es George Enescu eo George Enescu eu George Enescu fa fr Georges Enesco ko hy ... more details
. ref name leg Nicolas Slonimsky, Laura Kuhn, and Dennis McIntire, Enesco, Georges real name, George ... Georges Enesco, 1re Rhapsodie Roumaine La Music natural Majeur , Op. 11, N 1 Paris Enoch & Cie Editeurs ... the programme. ref name NYT1950 C. H. 1950. 60 Years as Artist Marked by Enesco Rumanian Musician ... Grove Noel Malcolm, Enescu, George Enesco, Georges , The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians ... violins, second violins, violas, cellos, and double basses. ref Georges Enesco, 2e rhapsodie roumaine ... of Trois Rhapsodies Roumaines , Op. 11, in which Enesco has remembered the folk songs of his ... and narrowed his reputation as a composer . ref Noel Malcolm, Enescu, George Enesco, Georges , The New ... more details
Andr Pernet 1894 1966 was a French bass baritone opera performer. After serving as a military officer in World War I, Pernet studied at the Paris Conservatory before making his operatic debut in Massenet s H rodiade at Nice, in 1921. He sang at the Palais Garnier Paris Op ra beginning in 1928. He also performed in Amsterdam , Brussels , London and Monte Carlo . He is perhaps best remembered today for his role as the father in the 1939 Louise film film version of Gustave Charpentier s Louise opera Louise , directed by Abel Gance and also featuring Grace Moore and Georges Thill . He was noted for singing the title parts in Mefistofele , Boris Godunov opera Boris Godunov , Don Giovanni and Don Quichotte . Among the operas in which he created roles during the premiere performances were Le marchand de Venise Hahn , dipe opera Oedipe Enesco , Maximilien Milhaud and Vercing torix Canteloube . Pernet s smooth, elegant, well produced voice can be heard on a number of recordings which he made between the two world wars. Some of his records are available on CD re issues. References http www.belcantosociety.org store product info.php?products id 180 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Pernet, Andre ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1894 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1966 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Pernet, Andre Category 1894 births Category 1966 deaths Category Operatic bass baritones fr Andr Pernet ... more details
Image St johns building hong kong.JPG thumb Looking up at St John s Building. St. John s Building Chinese language Chinese is a skyscraper in Central, Hong Kong Central on Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong . Owned and operated by Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels , it is built on the slope beside Garden Road, Hong Kong Garden Road and Cotton Tree Drive . The ground floor serves as the Garden Road Peak Tram Garden Road terminus of the Peak Tram . History In 1889 the Garden Road Station for the Peak Tram opened. In 1935 a new lower terminus was built along with the St John s Apartments a reinforced concrete building, with eight studio flats and a two bedroom penthouse. ref name thesis cite book url http hub.hku.hk bitstream 10722 27472 3 FullText.pdf title Peak Tram Station Extension work Thesis Report year 2000 2001 author Hui Chik Shek Enesco ref In 1964 the apartments were demolished and a modern 14 storey commercial and residential building was erected in its place. This was in turn replaced by the current 21 storey building. ref cite web url http www.hshgroup.com history.asp?rtid 58&cid 10&id 51&listid 63 title The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels History publisher www.hshgroup.com accessdate 2011 02 10 ref This building won the Silver Medal of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects in 1983. ref name thesis References reflist commons Category St. John s Building St. John s Building Coord 22.277729 114.159172 type landmark display title Category Office buildings in Hong Kong Category Central, Hong Kong zh ... more details
Cleanup date July 2007 Koji Toyoda was a Japan ese Classical music classical musician . He was born in Hamamatsu in 1933. ref http www.landesmusikakademie sachsen anhalt.de 2004 AnmToyoda 2004engl.pdf Dead link date May 2010 ref ref name Ref 1 http www.time.com time printout 0,8816,864825,00.html ref Violin ists Toshiya Eto and Koji Toyoda were amongst the first students of the famous music educator Shinichi Suzuki violinist Shinichi Suzuki after he returned to Japan from studying in Germany . At that time, Koji Toyoda was only three and a half. He continued his studies at the Conservatoire National Sup rieur in Paris . Later, he studied with George Enesco and Arthur Grumiaux . He received the Bach medal of the Harriet Cohen International Music Award in London and also awards at international competitions in Paris , Brussels , ref http www.suzukimethod.or.jp English E mthd42.html Suzuki Method Website Dead link date May 2010 ref ref http www.paganini.comune.genova.it premio quarta giugno2002 giurati eng.htm ref and Geneva s Concours International d Ex cution Musicale. ref name Ref 1 He was the concertmaster of the Berlin Radio Philharmonic Orchestra from 1962 to 1979. He was a professor at the Hochschule der K nste in Berlin from 1979 to 2000. He was one of the founders and the first music director of the Kusatsu International Summer Music Academy and Festival, and the director of the Gunma Symphony Orchestra. He assumed the Presidency of the Talent Education Research Institute, aka Suzuki method after Shinichi Suzuki violinist Shinichi Suzuki died in 1998. Some of his compositions are published by the Zen on Music Publishing Co., Japan. See also Pedagogy Suzuki method Music education Harriet Cohen International Music Award References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Toyada, Koji ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1933 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Toyada, Koji Category 1933 births Category Living p ... more details
Orphan date October 2011 Razvan Stoica born 8 June 1986 is a Romanian people Romanian violinist. He has established himself as one of the most sought after young virtuoso violinists Citation needed date April 2009 and appears regularly with world orchestras and in recital throughout the world. Education Born in Bucharest into a musical family, Razvan Stoica began studying violin at five years old and continued his studies at the Bucharest George Enescu Lyceum with Olivia Papa, Modest Iftinchi, and Stephan Gheorghiu. He won the first prize at the first edition of the Lorenzo Perosi Competition Tortona in 2003 for violin. Later in that year a scholarship enabled him to attend master classes with violinist Ilya Grubert at Amsterdam Conservatoryum. He graduated from the University of Music with soloist and conducting degree in 2009. Performances Since his Europe debut in Holland in 2002 Razvan Stoica has had a distinguished career and performed with orchestras such as the Milan Philharmonic , St. Petersburg Philharmonic , the Cluj Transilvania Philarmonic Orchestra , New Jersey youth Philharmonic, Beethoven Orchestra Krak w and the Netherlands Het Orkest Philharmonic. He has played together with his sister Andreea Stoica on the piano Duo Stoica in renowned concert Halls like Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa, Het Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Teatro San Barnaba in Bresica, Atheneum George Enesco in Bucharest, St Thomas Hall in New Jersey. References http www.razvanstoica.com Razvan Stoica s Official Website reflist Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata Persondata NAME Stoica, Razvan ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Romanian violinist DATE OF BIRTH 8 June 1986 PLACE OF BIRTH Bucharest, Romania DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Stoica, Razvan Category 1986 births Category Living people Category People from Bucharest Category Romanian violinists ... more details
Romania university stub Infobox University name George Enescu University of Arts image name image size logo image File Casa Carp din Ia i.jpg 250px established 1860 type Public endowment rector Viorel Munteanu faculty 134 ref http www.arteiasi.ro en index.htm University Structure ref students 1,276 undergrad 1,026 postgrad 250 affiliations city Ia i country Romania website http www.arteiasi.ro The George Enescu University of Arts lang ro Universitatea de Arte George Enescu is a public university in Ia i , Romania , founded in 1860. Its focus was remodelled in 1992. Due to the reunion of the Conservatory of music and dramatic art and the National Society of Fine Arts , the institution was regrouped to focus on plastic arts , theatre and music . Structure Faculties The Faculty of Music Performance The Faculty of Composition, Musicology, Music Education and Drama The Drama Department The Faculty of Fine Arts, Decorative Arts and Design Professors and alumni Collapsible list framestyle width 50 title Notable faculty titlestyle center liststyle optional 1 C lin Alupi 2 Corneliu Baba 3 Gheorghe Panaiteanu Bardasare 4 Octav B ncil 5 Anda Louise Bogza 6 Hariclea Darcl e 7 tefan Dimitrescu 8 Ion Irimescu 9 Gabriela Manole Adoc 10 Ion Mateescu 11 Nelly Miricioiu 12 Mihai Nechita 13 Camil Ressu 14 Nicolae Tonitza See also Ia i Moldova Philharmonic Orchestra Ia i Romanian National Opera References Reflist External links http www.arteiasi.ro en index.htm Official website Ia i Landmarks UniversitiesinRomania Portal Education coord missing Romania Category Universities in Romania George Enescu University of Arts of Iasi Category Romanian culture Category Universities in Ia i Category Culture in Ia i Ia i geo stub Romania struct stub fr Universit des arts Georges Enesco ro Universitatea de Arte George Enescu din Ia i ... more details
self published date November 2010 BLP sources date October 2010 Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name Mich le Boegner image Michele Boegner.jpg caption Mich le Boegner, 2010 image size background non vocal instrumentalist birth name alias birth date Birth year and age 1941 birth place Lyon France death date instrument Piano genre Classical music occupation Musician years active label associated acts website notable instruments Mich le Boegner born in 1941 is an France French concert pianist . At the Conservatoire de Paris Paris Conservatory she studied the piano with Vlado Perlemuter and chamber music with Jacques F vrier . She won her award at the age of fifteen. Thereupon she started an international career and won the Second Grand Prix at the George Enescu George Enesco Contest at the age of seventeen. In parallel with her career, she subsequently studied at the Vincenzo Scaramuzza Scaramuzza school in Buenos Aires and with Wilhelm Kempff and Geza Anda . Mich le s career has been marked by Mozart , Haydn , Beethoven and Schubert and by French music. She has played all over the world, and in particular in Europe, as well as a soloist under the direction of most of the important conductors as in numerous solo recitals and chamber music concerts from duo to sextet . Her discography contains nineteen titles. In 2009 she recorded Mozart s eighteen piano sonatas and Fantasia in c minor K. 475 released by Les Discophiles Fran ais in 2010 . She is married to the Dutch lawyer Arnaud Ingen Housz. External links http www.michele boegner.com Official website French Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Boegner, Michele ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1941 PLACE OF BIRTH Lyon France DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Boegner, Michele Category Living people Category 1941 births Category French pianists Category People from Lyon fr Mich le Boegner ... more details
Infobox company name Lilliput Lane logo File Lilliput Lane Logo.jpg caption Lilliput Lane logo type traded as genre Only used with media and publishing companies fate predecessor successor foundation 1982 founder defunct End date YYYY MM DD location city Penrith, Cumbria Penrith , Cumbria location country UK location locations area served Worldwide key people David Tate industry products Ornaments services revenue operating income net income aum Only used with financial services companies assets equity owner num employees parent Enesco divisions subsid homepage footnotes intl yes Image Lilliput Lane Fishermans Bothy.jpg thumb Fisherman s Bothy Lilliput Lane , founded in 1982 ref name LL cite web url http www.lilliputlane.co.uk about.htm title Lilliput Lane The World s Favourite Miniature Cottages accessdate February 10, 2012 ref by David Tate ref name LLC cite web url http www.lilliputlanecottages.com title Lilliput Lane Cottages at A Fine Bit of Britain Fine Gifts and Collectables accessdate February 10, 2012 ref , is a company known for its extensive range of realism arts realistic Scale model miniature handmade physical model model s of real England English cottage s and overlook scene s ref name LLC . Based in Penrith, Cumbria Penrith , Cumbria ref name pres cite web url http www.preshunt.com category Lilliput Lane Cottages.html title Preshunt.com Lilliput Lane Cottages accessdate February 10, 2012 ref , the company have produced models ranging from The Tower of London , Tower Bridge to small fisherman s bothy s as seen in the image to the right. The models sell in over 50 countries around the world ref name LLC . References reflist UK manufacturing company stub DEFAULTSORT Lilliput Lane Category Model manufacturers Category Companies based in Cumbria ... more details
Muriel Fahrion is an United States American illustrator , who is well known for being the original designer of the famous girl s toy Strawberry Shortcake . She is married to Michael Fahrion and has two adult children. Career history Muriel Fahrion grew up and went to school in Cleveland, Ohio . After high school, she went on to get an associate s degree in illustration at an art school in Cleveland. Immediately following art school, she was hired by American Greetings , as a greeting card designer. She worked in Juvenile & Humorous greeting card department where she created upwards of 6,500 greeting card designs. In 1977, during her time as a greeting card designer, Muriel Fahrion created the original idea for Strawberry Shortcake and her cat Custard along with 32 other characters in line. Fahrion s sister, Susan Trentel, also of Cleveland, crafted the first Strawberry Shortcake doll, based on the original greeting card design. This design made a big impression and in two years, Strawberry Shortcake went from a simple concept to an entire line of books, clothing, dolls and other toy creations. The line became so popular that a new toy and licensing division, called Those Characters from Cleveland TCFC was spun off from American Greetings. While working for Those Characters From Cleveland, Fahrion also worked as a team member on several other toy designs including the concept artist behind The Get Along Gang , and the Care Bears . Working for Fisher Price Toy company freelance Fahrion developed illustrations for the Puffalump s. Like the first Strawberry Shortcake doll, many of these designs were first prototyped by her sister Susan Trentel who also worked at TCFC. American Greetings toy division eventually shut down, and Muriel Fahrion moved on to be the senior art director for Enesco in Chicago . After working a few years at Enesco, Muriel Fahrion got a position in Norman, Oklahoma , at United Design as their Creative Vice President in which position she served for ... more details
Romanian opera parts Enesco Oedipus Creon Lerescu, E. Ecaterina Teodoroiu Dobre Petri, N. Trandafirii ..., Borodin, Brahms, Donaudi, Enesco, Faur , Gluck, Grieg, Haendel, Haydn, Leoncavallo, Massenet, Mendelssohn ... more details
Ecuador s foremost classical soprano , Beatriz Parra Durango was born in Guayaquil in 1940. Her mother was the journalist Dora Durango Lopez. Parra Durango was married to Enrique Gil with whom had her only daughter, the vedette Beatriz Gil Parra , born in 1959. Her first studies took place at the Conservatory Antonio Neumane in the city of Guayaquil , where she became the soloist of the Conservatory s choir. In 1957 she received her first prize when she participated in the competition Searching for a Voice in Ecuador , organized by the House of Culture and Radio CRE. During that same year she became part of the cast of the Lyrical Ensemble of the House of Culture, and in 1958 she performed for the first time as a soloist onstage in the role of Duchess Carolina in the zarzuela Luisa Fernanda . In 1959 she sang the lead role in the Spanish Opera Marina under the direction of the Spanish Maestro Carlos Arijita . In 1960 she travelled to Moscow thanks to a scholarship given by the Ministry of Culture of the then USSR , and studied classical singing at the Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky College or university school of music Conservatory in Moscow, studying under the legendary singer Nina Dorliak , wife to the celebrated pianist Sviatoslav Richter . She graduated with the Award For Excellency in 1966. In 1965 she won the silver medal and second place in the International Vocal Competition organized by the city of Toulouse , France . She sang as a soloist with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Moscow and the Moscow Chamber Orchestra. That same year she received the gold medal in the Musical Competition of George Enesco , Romania . She has also attained several first places in vocal competitions in Barcelona and Santiago de Compostela , and has sung in some of the best Opera houses in the world. In 1975 she received the award Conchita Abadie in Santiago de Compostela . For fifteen years she was a prima donna and soloist with the Colombia Opera Theater, where her repertoire included v ... more details
David Liptak born December 18, 1949 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , USA is a composer and music teacher living in Rochester, New York . Music career Since 1987, Liptak has been a member of the composition faculty of the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester , where he holds the position of Professor of Composition and Chair of the Composition Department. ref http www.esm.rochester.edu faculty liptak david David Liptak Eastman School of Music, 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011. ref From 1976 1980, Liptak was a member of the composition and theory faculty of Michigan State University , where he initiated and taught courses in Schenker analysis and conducted the student New Music Ensemble. In 1980 he joined the faculty of the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign University of Illinois , where his duties included directing the Contemporary Chamber Players, a professional new music ensemble, with which he presented a number of premiere performances. Recent residencies have included the Seal Bay Music Festival in the summer of 1999 and the Brevard Music Festival during the summer of 1998, where he served as Composer in Residence and taught composition. Liptak s music has been performed by such ensembles as the San Francisco Symphony , Montreal Symphony , St. Paul Chamber Orchestra , Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra , Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center , Youngstown Symphony , Sinfonia da Camera of Illinois , and the New England Philharmonic , to name a few. His principal publisher is MMB Music. Awards and honors His composition awards include prizes in the 1986 Georges Enesco International Composition Competition and the 1978 Minnesota Orchestra 75th Anniversary Composers Competition, and he was a finalist in the 1982 St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Composition Competition. References Reflist External links Portal Biography http www.dliptak.com David Liptak Official Site http www.esm.rochester.edu faculty ?id 100 Eastman School Faculty Webpage Persondata Met ... more details
otheruses Deleted image removed File Pink gund puppy 2.JPG thumb Pink Gund puppy, made in Thailand circa 1991 Gund is a manufacturer of plush stuffed animal s. It was founded by Adolph Gund in 1898 and is the oldest manufacturer of plush toys in the U.S. ref http www.gund.com history.html History Gund website accessed 4 May 2009 ref On July 1, 2008, Gund was sold to Enesco , a gift company known for among other things the Cherished Teddies line. Citation needed date July 2008 Gund created many of the industry standards today including safety standards and the manufacturing processes for toys. Citation needed date June 2007 Sweldin, who bought the company from Gund when he retired in 1925, became the first licensor of cartoon characters, producing plush toy versions of Popeye , Mickey Mouse , Felix the Cat , and Tigger . Citation needed date June 2007 Gund became one of the 50 most recognized companies in America in the 1980s Citation needed date June 2007 marketing the brand slogan, Gotta Getta Gund. In the 1980s, Gund had an extremely successful launch with Snuffles, a polar like bear with black eyes, sueded nose and a sewn thread mouth. Snuffles was offered in White, Tan, Brown, and Pink. They also offered a Platinum Edition which had white and silver like fur. Gund recently celebrated the 25th Anniversary of Snuffles and introduced a Giant Snuffles which was nearly twice the size of the one which made the brand famous. Gund products were always more expensive than those offered via mass retailers, but they became the gold standard as their quality was exceptional versus brands like Commonwealth, Dakin, and Russ Berrie. 1980s Gund plush and older still have a viable retail market thanks to eBay and other websites. Today Gund sells over 1500 products including Gund, Baby Gund, Gund Bears, Gund Snuffles teddy bears , and Gund Holiday. Gund is known for under stuffing their products to make them softer than competing teddy bears . Citation needed date June 2007 It al ... more details
Renaud Gagneux born 15 May 1947 in Paris is a France French composer . At the cole Normale in Paris, Renaud Gagneux studied piano with Alfred Cortot and composition with Henri Dutilleux . In 1966 he went to Cologne to study composition with Karlheinz Stockhausen , then with Andr Jolivet and Olivier Messiaen at the Paris Conservatory, where he won first prize in composition in 1972 Weid 2001 . In 1972 he joined the Groupe de Recherches Musicales de l ORTF . His numerous prizes include the Sacem Grand Prix for chamber music 1977 , the Prix Georges Enesco 1983 , the Prize for New Talent from the SACD 1989 , the Composers Prize of the Sacem 1990 , and the SACEM Grand Prix 1993 for his works overall. Compositions selective list Concerto for Double bass and Orchestra, op. 6 1981 Concerto for Tuba, Piano, and Orchestra, op. 9 1982 83 Concerto for Viola and Orchestra, op. 51 1997 Duo for Violin and Viola 1973 Requiem 1982 ISWC T 003.042.605.1 Les chos de la m moire , op. 13, for orchestra 1985 String Quartet no. 1, op. 15 1986 String Quartet no. 2, op. 16 1986 Qamar , op. 20, string quintet and string orchestra 1988 String Quartet no. 3, op. 23, 1989 Triptyque for cello and orchestra, op. 24 1989 Haec Anima , for 12 or 24 Double basses 1992 Mass, op. 42, for organ 1994 References Weid, Jean No l von der. 2001. Gagneux, Renaud . The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians , second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell professor of music John Tyrrell . London Macmillan Publishers. External links Composer website http www.mnl paris.com compositeurs2 gagneuxrenaud gagneuxrenaud.html Details on Requiem http www.requiemsurvey.org composers.php?id 323 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gagneux, Renaud ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH May 15, 1947 PLACE OF BIRTH Paris DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Gagneux, Renaud Category 1947 births Category Living people Category 20th century classical composers Category 21st century ... more details
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