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[[File:mdchairny.jpg|right|thumb|175px|Martin Dillon in [[New York City]] in 2001]] |
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'''Martin Dillon''' (June 17, 1957 – August 21, 2005) was an American [[musician]], [[operatic]] [[tenor]], and [[professor]] of music at [[Rutgers University]] in [[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]], [[New Jersey]]. |
'''Martin Dillon''' (June 17, 1957 – August 21, 2005) was an American [[musician]], [[operatic]] [[tenor]], and [[professor]] of music at [[Rutgers University]] in [[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]], [[New Jersey]]. |
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Dillon was very successful and active in attempting to revive [[Germans|German]]-[[Jewish]] [[composer]] and [[pianist]], [[Robert Kahn (composer)|Robert Kahn]]'s lost music. His efforts were internationally recognised by the musical and academic community.<ref name=two>{{cite web|url= |
Dillon was very successful and active in attempting to revive [[Germans|German]]-[[Jewish]] [[composer]] and [[pianist]], [[Robert Kahn (composer)|Robert Kahn]]'s lost music. His efforts were internationally recognised by the musical and academic community.<ref name=two>{{cite web|url=http://ur.rutgers.edu/medrel/viewArticle.html?ArticleID=4320|title=Music Lost to Holocaust Finds New Life in Recording by Rutgers-Camden Prof|date=26 January 2005|website=ur.rutgers.edu (Internet Archive)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728152348/http://ur.rutgers.edu/medrel/viewArticle.html?ArticleID=4320|access-date=2 April 2021|archive-date=2011-07-28}}</ref> He made two acclaimed recordings dedicated to Kahn's music, ''Jungbrunnen'' (''Fountain of Youth'') and ''Der Liebe Macht'' (''The Power of Love'').<ref name=two/><ref name=one>{{cite web|url=http://ur.rutgers.edu/medrel/viewArticle.html?ArticleID=3646|title=Rutgers-Camden prof revives music lost to Holocaust|date=3 December 2003|website=ur.rutgers.edu (Internet Archive)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728152237/http://ur.rutgers.edu/medrel/viewArticle.html?ArticleID=3646|access-date=2 April 2021|archive-date=2011-07-28}}</ref> Both recordings were world premiers.<ref name=dickinson>{{cite web|url=http://www.dickinson.edu/glossen/heft20/schiavo.html|title=Rutgers University Professor and Professional Singer Records Songs of Forgotten German-Jewish Composer|website=dickinson.edu (Internet Archive)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070103195824/http://www.dickinson.edu/glossen/heft20/schiavo.html|access-date=2 April 2021|archive-date=2007-01-03}}</ref> Dillon died before the recording of the third CD which was near completion. |
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Dillon was a world-renowned lyric tenor and musician who had performed several times at the [[Carnegie Hall]] in New York. He performed over 40 roles in the United States, Europe and Asia.<ref name=dickinson/> |
Dillon was a world-renowned lyric tenor and musician who had performed several times at the [[Carnegie Hall]] in New York. He performed over 40 roles in the United States, Europe and Asia.<ref name=dickinson/> |
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Dillon died about 12 hours after a concert at the Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival on 20 August 2005,<ref>{{cite web|url= |
Dillon died about 12 hours after a concert at the Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival on 20 August 2005,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rherald.com/News/2005/0825/Front_Page/f05.html|title=Singer Found Dead In Randolph, after Concert|website=rherald.com (Internet Archive)|date=25 August 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051030234758/http://www.rherald.com/News/2005/0825/Front_Page/f05.html|access-date=2 April 2021|archive-date=2005-10-30}}</ref> due to [[cardiac arrest]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.camden.rutgers.edu/dillon/index.htm|title=In Memoriam: Martin Dillon 1957-2005|website=camden.rutgers.edu (Internet Archive)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630123754/http://www.camden.rutgers.edu/dillon/index.htm|access-date=2 April 2021|archive-date=2007-06-30}}</ref> |
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Martin Dillon (June 17, 1957 – August 21, 2005) was an American musician, operatic tenor, and professor of music at Rutgers University in Camden, New Jersey.
Dillon was very successful and active in attempting to revive German-Jewish composer and pianist, Robert Kahn's lost music. His efforts were internationally recognised by the musical and academic community.[1] He made two acclaimed recordings dedicated to Kahn's music, Jungbrunnen (Fountain of Youth) and Der Liebe Macht (The Power of Love).[1][2] Both recordings were world premiers.[3] Dillon died before the recording of the third CD which was near completion.
Dillon was a world-renowned lyric tenor and musician who had performed several times at the Carnegie Hall in New York. He performed over 40 roles in the United States, Europe and Asia.[3]
Dillon died about 12 hours after a concert at the Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival on 20 August 2005,[4] due to cardiac arrest.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Music Lost to Holocaust Finds New Life in Recording by Rutgers-Camden Prof". ur.rutgers.edu (Internet Archive). 26 January 2005. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Rutgers-Camden prof revives music lost to Holocaust". ur.rutgers.edu (Internet Archive). 3 December 2003. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Rutgers University Professor and Professional Singer Records Songs of Forgotten German-Jewish Composer". dickinson.edu (Internet Archive). Archived from the original on 2007-01-03. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Singer Found Dead In Randolph, after Concert". rherald.com (Internet Archive). 25 August 2005. Archived from the original on 2005-10-30. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "In Memoriam: Martin Dillon 1957-2005". camden.rutgers.edu (Internet Archive). Archived from the original on 2007-06-30. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
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