Dr peter wilhousky biography
Dr peter wilhousky biography
Mykola leontovych - carol of the bells.
Popular composer and arranger, distinguished educator and eminent choral director, Peter Wilhousky has left a legacy that will enrich American music for generations to come.
Best known for his "Carol of the Bells," which has become a part of the traditional music for Christmas, Wilhousky also wrote the stirring concert arrangement of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," made popular in recordings by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and frequently performed at music festivals, holiday celebrations, and-state occasions.
His many translations and arrangements of music from the Slavonic liturgy are still widely used in schools and churches of many denominations throughout the country. He founded and conducted numerous choruses during his long musical career and his remarkable abilities with vocal ensembles brought him to the attention of Arturo Toscanini, who in the early 's employed Wilhousky to prepare the choruses used by the maestro in his now historic NBC Symphony br