[DOC] [TLE] DRAM: Notes for "Don Gillis: Symphony "X" Shindig" [PAR] In 1944, after only a year in Chicago, NBC brought Gillis to New York to serve as 
... whom he established a close personal friendship) and other renowned 
conductors. ... himself, the NBC Symphony Orchestra performed many of Don 
Gillis' works, ... Composed in 1946, the Symphony No. 5 1/2 is Don Gillis' best-
known work. [DOC] [TLE] Symphony No. 5-1/2 [PAR] National Symphony Orchestra: Leonard Slatkin, conductor/Peter Schickele, ... 
Don Gillis might be described as a master of light music who put many of his ... By 
then his compositions were being performed and published, and after only one 
year in ... for the broadcast concerts of Arturo Toscanini's NBC Symphony 
Orchestra. [DOC] [TLE] Container List - University of South Carolina Libraries [PAR] Arturo Toscanini and the NBC Symphony Orchestra. ... [Orchestra performs 
without conductor.] .... 1, 1947-11-18, Tape 2 ..... 2, 1957-2-17, Tape 50 Side A, 
Don Gillis - Toscanini - The Centennial Years, Lecture at University of Northern 
Iowa. [DOC] [TLE] Don and Barbara Gillis Collection, 1932-1977 | Music Library [PAR] After the NBC Symphony was disbanded, Gillis played a major role in ... in the 
summer of 1947 and after revision, Toscanini conducted its radio premiere. ... "
The music was an instant success and has been performed thousands of .... 
Samuel R. Loboda, conductor of the U.S. Army Band, recorded this version with 
Capt. [DOC] [TLE] D. Gillis, Ian Hobson (conductor), Sinfonia Varsovia - Don Gillis ... [PAR] Gillis: Star-Spangled Symphony; Amarillo; Dance Symphony by Don Gillis ... of 
his professional career was producer of Arturo Toscanini s NBC broadcasts for ... 
burst of orchestral mirth, Symphony No. 5 1/2, his best-known composition. ... 
Written in 1947 it was subtitled 'A Symphony for Fun' and it immediately became 
a hit. [DOC] [TLE] Image7 - Chandos [PAR] Symphony No. 5 1/2: A Symphony for Fun (1941). "Perpetual Emotion". ... 
Throughout his composing career this was Don Gillis's avowed goal. And for him 
the... [DOC] [TLE] The CLU - Community Jazz Band Sumhms - California Lutheran ... [PAR] Apr 24, 1991 ... Daniel Geeting, Conductor ... THE JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH Don GiIIiS ... 
The version performed for this concert, french ... music at the Christian University 
in Fort Worth, Texas, Don Gillis ... Symphony No. 5 1/2 so amused Toscanini, in 
fact, that he ... it in 1947, bringing GiIIis to national attention. [DOC] [TLE] archives.nypl.org -- The Toscanini Legacy collection of sound ... [PAR] Toscanini - A portrait of a century / Don Gillis ... Toscanini, Arturo, 1867-1957 (
Conductor)NBC Symphony Orchestra .... Serkin, Rudolf (Performer)Serkin, Peter, 
1947-. ..... Performed at Carnegie Hall, New York. ...... Symphony, no. 5 1/2. [DOC] [TLE] Search results from Audio Recordings, Songs and Music ... [PAR] Results 1 - 50 of 150 ... Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra ; Lorin Maazel, conductor. .... Editions 
performed: manuscript (1st work); G. Schirmer . ... Symphony no. 5 1/2 a 
symphony for fun ; The Alamo / Catalog Record ... Contributor: Gillis, Don; Date: 
195? ..... Orchestra ; Arturo Toscanini, conductor. Recorded Mar. 2, 1947. [DOC] [TLE] Toscanini Legacy Collection - New York Public Library [PAR] Sub-sub series f: NBC Symphony Orchestra, 1940-1953. 241. Sub-sub .... Title: 
Toscanini, a portrait, 1963 / Don Gillis. ..... Series Description: This series 
orchestral as well as operatic performances performed by the La Scala ..... 
Symphony Orchestra; Arturo Toscanini, conductor. ...... Smetana (10:39) -- 
Symphony, no. 5 1/2. [DOC] [TLE] 80 Days of Toscanini: August 2011 [PAR] Aug 31, 2011 ... When he returned to New York as Principal Conductor in 1929 ... In 1941 
Toscanini left the NBC Symphony (temporarily

Question: Don Gillis' "Symphony No. 5 1/2" was performed in 1947 by this conductor & the NBC Symphony
Answer: Arturo Toscanini