Sol Cohen(1891-1988)
- Composer
- Music Department
Composer, conductor, songwriter, violinist and teacher, educated at the
Chicago Musical College and the Ecole Normal de Musique in Paris. He
studied with Emile Sauret, Hugo Heerman, Jeno Hubay, Ottokar Sevcic,
and Max d'Ollone. He made his debut as a violinist in Chicago in 1911,
and gave recitals throughout the midwest and west coast. He was
first-violinist for the Cincinnati Symphony in 1912-1913, and the Los
Angeles Philharmonic in 1922-1923. He composed and arranged for films
between 1921 and 1924. He conducted the orchestra for the Ruth St.
Denis and Ted Shawn Ballet in 1929-1930, the Peoria Symphony between
1942-1943, and the Champaign-Urbana Community-Arts Orchestra between
1951-1952. In 1936, he was on the faculty of the Interlochen National
Music Camp, and was the music director of the Springdale School in
Canton, NC, 1944-1949, the Asheville School for Boys, 1955-1959, and
Roosevelt School in Stamford, Connecticut, 1959-1962, and also a member
of MacDowell College. Joining ASCAP in 1944, his song compositions
include "The White Swan" and "Gethsemane". Sol Cohen also used the
professional name "Andre Vaneuf".