Glen Roven, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Glen Roven

American conductor

Date of Birth: 13-Jul-1958

Date of Death: 25-Jul-2018

Profession: composer, conductor, songwriter, lyricist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Glen Roven

  • Glen Paul Roven (July 13, 1958 – July 25, 2018) was an American two-time Emmy winning composer, lyricist, conductor and producer.
  • He composed the music to "The Hillary Speeches" setting two of Mrs.
  • Clinton's speeches to music which streamed opposite Trump's inauguration and featured opera stars Patricia Racette, Isabel Leonard, Nathan Gunn, Lawrence Brownlee, Mathew Polenzani, Kyle Ketelson, and twenty-three others.
  • Other notable Roven compositions include a violin concerto based on the children's book The Runaway Bunny which was recorded by Sony narrated by Brooke Shields and recorded by GPRrecords narrated by Catherine Zeta-Jones.
  • Another notable composition is "Goodnight Moon, An Aria for Singer and Orchestra" which the National Chorale performed at Geffen Hall in 2016.
  • It was subsequently performed at Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, and the Kimmel Center.
  • His Symphony No.
  • 2 premiered at Geffen Hall (2018) and he produced with Universal Music Hopes and Dreams, The Carnegie Hall Lullaby Project with Catherine Zeta-Jones, Joyce DiDonato, Patti LuPone, Dianne Reeves, Fiona Apple, Natalie Merchant, Pretty Yende and more.
  • The CD hit number one in both the Classical and Pop charts.
  • He was creating the Poetry Curriculum for K-6 for the United States Public School System.
  • He was working on a musical for Netflix written by and starring Dolly Parton.
  • He was the Artist Director of Roven Records.
  • On July 25, 2018, Roven died at the age of 60 or 61.

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