Sanjuán, Pedro, 1886-1976

LC control no.	no 92033159
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Sanjuán, Pedro, 1886-1976 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	San Juán, Pedro, 1886-1976
Associated country	Spain United States
Associated place	Spartanburg (S.C.)
Located	Havana (Cuba)
Birth date	1886-11-15
Death date	1976-10-18
Place of birth	San Sebastián (Spain)
Place of death	Washington (D.C.)
Field of activity	Conducting Composition (Music)
Affiliation	Havana Philharmonic Orchestra Converse College
Profession or occupation	Conductors (Music) Music teachers Composers University and college faculty members Composition teachers (Music) College teachers
Found in	His La macumba [SR] 1957: labels (Pedro Sanjuán) Baker, 8th ed. (Sanjuán, Pedro; b. 11-15-1886, San Sebastián, d. 10-18-76, Washington, D.C.; conductor, teacher, composer) Encyclopedia.com, January 22, 2019 (Sanjuán, Pedro, Spanish-born American conductor, teacher, and composer; b. San Sebastian, Nov. 15, 1886; d. Washington, D.C., Oct. 18, 1976. He studied composition with Turina. After conducting in Europe, he went to Havana, where he organized the Havana Phil. (1926); was also a teacher of composition there, numbering Roldán, Caturla, and other Cuban composers among his pupils. After a sojourn in Madrid (1932-36), he again conducted the Havana Phil. (1939-42); in 1942 he was appointed prof. of composition at Converse Coll. in Spartanburg, S.C. In 1947 he became a naturalized American citizen) Eastman School Senior Symphony Band, ©2022: notes Pedro San Juán, born 1886)