Biography

Rosario Bourdon, the conductor and cellist, had a long and distinguished radio career as well as twenty years service to the Victor Talking Machine Company. Bourdon was educated at Académie de Musique de Québec (where he won first prize), and the Ghent Royal Conservatory, he studied with Joseph Jacob, Albert Beyer, Oscar Roels, Adolph Bogeart, Alphonse d'Hulst, and Paul Lebrun. He received an honorary Mus. D. at the University of Montréal. He concertized in Europe for three years, and toured throughout Quebec. He was a featured soloist at the 1903 Quebec Festival, and then a cellist with the Cincinnati Symphony, the Philadelphia Orchestra (under Leopold Stokowski), and the St. Paul Orchestra (and was also assistant conductor of the latter). He organized the St. Paul String Quartet. From 1911 to 1931 he was music director and cellist for Victor Records. He also conducted frequently on the podium on the Mall in Central Park, Manhattan. Joining ASCAP in 1938, his compositions include "Ginger Snaps," "Dance Bagatelle," "Chinese Lament," "Through the Line," "Love's Lullaby," "March Automatic," "Blue Grass" and "Nina."
- IMDb mini biography by: pmintun@mac.com

Cellist and orchestra conductor.