Langstaff, John, 1920-2005
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Name (Latin)
Langstaff, John, 1920-2005
Other forms of name
Langstaff, Jack, 1920-2005
Langstaff, John M. (John Meredith), 1920-2005
Date of birth
1920-12-24
Date of death
2005-12-13
Place of death
Basel (Switzerland)
Field of activity
Folk music
Education
Associate group
Curtis Institute of Music
Juilliard School
Occupation
Educators
Musicians
Theatrical producer and director
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Fuller form of name
John Meredith
Biographical or Historical Data
concert singer
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MARC
Sources of Information
- A frog he would a-wooing go (Folk-song). Frog went a-courtin', 1955.
- The Christmas revels [SR] c1978:container (directed by John Langstaff)
- New York times WWW site, Dec. 16, 2005(in obituary published Dec.15: John Langstaff; d. Tuesday [Dec. 13, 2005], Basel [Switzerland], aged 84; founded the Christmas revels, the long-running seasonal pageant of traditional music, dance, and theater that plays in Boston, New York, and other cities around the country)
- Wikipedia, via WWW, Oct. 29, 2012(Dec. 24, 1920-Dec. 13, 2005; concert baritone, early music revivalist, musician, educator, and founder of the Christmas Revels tradition; attended Curtis Institute of Music; attended Juilliard; music director at The Potomac School; taught at Shady Hill School; executive director of Young Audiences of Massachusetts; recording artist of primarily children's and traditional music)
- Magic maker: a portrait of John Langstaff, 2011:p. 9 (John Meredith Langstaff was born on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1920) p. 10 ("It's quite likely that Jack Langstaff began to sing beffore he could walk or even talk.")