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'''Hugo D. Weisgall''' ( | '''Hugo D. Weisgall''' (1912–1997) was a Ritchie Boy (from Czechoslovakia) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 2. | ||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Weisgall, a Ritchie Boy, | |||
Ever heard of Hugo Weisgall? The famous composer and conductor? He was a Ritchie Boy! Hugo David Weisgall (October 13, 1912 – March 11, 1997) was an American composer and conductor, known chiefly for his opera and vocal music compositions. He was born in Ivančice, Moravia (then part of Austria-Hungary, later in his childhood Czechoslovakia) and moved to the United States at the age of eight. Weisgall studied at the Peabody Institute, privately with Roger Sessions, and at the Curtis Institute of Music with conductor Fritz Reiner and composer Rosario Scalero. He later earned a Ph.D. in German literature at Johns Hopkins University. During World War II he was an aide-de-camp to General George S. After the war he became a professor, and taught at Queens College, the Juilliard School, and the Jewish Theological Seminary, all in New York City. His notable students include composers Dominick Argento, Bruce Saylor and the accordionist/composer William Schimmel. Weisgall came from a family of several generations of cantors, and maintained a lifelong interest in both sacred and secular Jewish music. In 1992 he was commissioned by the Friends of the Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary to write a song cycle, Psalm of the Distant Dove, commemorating the 500th anniversary of the expulsion of the Jews from Spain. Other major works include his most ambitious opera, Athaliah (libretto: Richard Frank Goldman, after Jean Racine), and his often-performed Six Characters in Search of an Author (libretto: Denis Johnston, after Luigi Pirandello). Hugo Weisgall died at the age of 84 on Long Island, New York. The above information taken from Wikipedia Attached is Washington Post article, dated July 30 1943. It mentions Camp Ritchie and his inspiration for the symphony he composed in the article. From a transcript of an interview he gave, here is some military-related information Hugo decided to enlist, instead of being drafted. First he went to Fort Meade. He was not there long, as it was discovered he had a Ph.D. that he was a candidate for being an officer, in the "Intelligence Officers School" and off to Ritchie he was shipped. He was stationed in England for almost the entire war. As an enlisted man, he was part of the personnel of the, of the Intelligence Department of the Governments-in-Exile. Then, when he was commissioned, he was an intelligence officer. As far as what he did, he would gather peoples "stories" and determine if they were true or not. | |||
Stephen Goodell passed along some more articles and photos of Hugo Weisgall. Thanks Stephen! | |||
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* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present) | * NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present) | ||
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present) | * 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present) | ||
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-10-09 (2 posts) | |||
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-10-16 (2 posts) | |||