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Never Give Up: The 20th Century Odyssey of Herbert Zipper
directed by Terry Sanders, 1931-; produced by Freida Lee Mock, fl. 1967-2013 and Terry Sanders, 1931-, American Film Foundation (Santa Monica, CA: American Film Foundation, 1995), 40 mins
The extraordinary story of Vienna born musician and conductor Herbert Zipper who survived Dachau, Buchenwald, and a Japanese concentration camp to become one of the great music educators of the world, continuing at 92 to bring music to the inner city schools of America. In Dachau, Zipper organized secret concerts...
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directed by Terry Sanders, 1931-; produced by Freida Lee Mock, fl. 1967-2013 and Terry Sanders, 1931-, American Film Foundation (Santa Monica, CA: American Film Foundation, 1995), 40 mins
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The extraordinary story of Vienna born musician and conductor Herbert Zipper who survived Dachau, Buchenwald, and a Japanese concentration camp to become one of the great music educators of the world, continuing at 92 to bring music to the inner city schools of America. In Dachau, Zipper organized secret concerts using makeshift instruments. He learned the lesson that music and the arts are essential to the very existence of life. For the last ha...
The extraordinary story of Vienna born musician and conductor Herbert Zipper who survived Dachau, Buchenwald, and a Japanese concentration camp to become one of the great music educators of the world, continuing at 92 to bring music to the inner city schools of America. In Dachau, Zipper organized secret concerts using makeshift instruments. He learned the lesson that music and the arts are essential to the very existence of life. For the last half of the 20th century, Zipper has pioneered in bringing professional orchestras into America's inner city schools.
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Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Freida Lee Mock, fl. 1967-2013, Terry Sanders, 1931-, American Film Foundation
Author / Creator
Terry Sanders, 1931-
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
American Film Foundation
Person Discussed
Herbert Zipper, 1904-1997
Topic / Theme
Music education, Wartime economy, Life histories, Professional life, Composers, Holocaust, 1939-1945, World War I, 1914-1918
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 American Film Foundation
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To Be a Musician, To Be a Composer
directed by Terry Sanders, 1931-; composed by Lalo Schifrin, 1932-; produced by Terry Sanders, 1931-, Churchill Films, in To Be a Musician (Santa Monica, CA: American Film Foundation, 2012), 25 mins
"To Be A Musician" is a series of 3 films made in 1970 for High School and Junior High Education. They are portraits of the artists 42 years ago as they were just starting out on their careers. "To Be a Composer" portraits composer Lalo Schifrin.
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directed by Terry Sanders, 1931-; composed by Lalo Schifrin, 1932-; produced by Terry Sanders, 1931-, Churchill Films, in To Be a Musician (Santa Monica, CA: American Film Foundation, 2012), 25 mins
Description
"To Be A Musician" is a series of 3 films made in 1970 for High School and Junior High Education. They are portraits of the artists 42 years ago as they were just starting out on their careers. "To Be a Composer" portraits composer Lalo Schifrin.
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Terry Sanders, 1931-, Churchill Films
Author / Creator
Lalo Schifrin, 1932-, Terry Sanders, 1931-
Date Published / Released
1970, 2012
Publisher
American Film Foundation
Series
To Be a Musician
Speaker / Narrator
Lalo Schifrin, 1932-
Person Discussed
Lalo Schifrin, 1932-
Topic / Theme
Music composition, Composers, Music arrangement, Musical scores, Soundtracks & Musicals, Improvisation
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1970 American Film Foundation
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