International Concert Management Inc.

International Concert Management Inc.

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"America's First Touring Pops Orchestra"

The spirit of America's first touring orchestra is captured in lovely and enchanting performances by the Sigmund Romberg Orchestra, keeping the joyful music of Maestro Romberg as fresh and entertaining as the day it was composed.

Sigmund Romberg (1887-1951) was Hungary's gift to melody loving Americans. Befriended by the famous operetta composer Franz Lehar (who composed The Merry Widow), Romberg decided to become a professional musician. Romberg's career as a composer of Viennese style operettas blossomed after World War I. During the 1920's he wrote Blossom Time, The Student Prince, The Desert Song, Rosalie and The New Moon. Among his friends and musical collaborators were Al Jolson, Oscar Hammerstein II, Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Gus Kahn and Irving Berlin.

With the advent of cinema soundtracks, Romberg moved to Hollywood in 1929, and more than a dozen film adaptations of his operettas were released between 1929 and 1954, including the original Viennese Nights.

Throughout the '30's and '40's he hosted weekly radio programs that included his original works and works by other popular composers. In early 1940 Romberg organized his first concert tour, in which the Sigmund Romberg Orchestra not only played the music of Broadway, but many "popular classics". He still found time to compose works for the New York musical theater including Up In Central Park and My Romance.

Known to his friends as "Romy", Romberg was a congenial and fun loving man, known for his appreciation of good food and drink. He was a tireless composer as well, working on a new musical until his death in 1951.

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