Paul Hill (musician)
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Paul Hill was founder and music director of the Master Chorale of Washington
, formerly the Paul Hill Chorale.
Paul Hill was also involved in television, and his 1978 production of Menotti
's "The Unicorn, the Gorgon and the Manticore" won an Emmy Award
.
Master Chorale of Washington
The Master Chorale of Washington, formerly the Paul Hill Chorale, was a symphonic choir based in Washington, D.C., composed of approximately 126 auditioned volunteer choristers and twenty-four professional choristers. Its most recent music director was Donald McCullough.-History:The chorale was...
, formerly the Paul Hill Chorale.
Paul Hill was also involved in television, and his 1978 production of Menotti
Gian Carlo Menotti
Gian Carlo Menotti was an Italian-American composer and librettist. Although he often referred to himself as an American composer, he kept his Italian citizenship. He wrote the classic Christmas opera, Amahl and the Night Visitors, among about two dozen other operas intended to appeal to popular...
's "The Unicorn, the Gorgon and the Manticore" won an Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
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