Faris, Alexander
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Name (Latin)
Faris, Alexander
Other forms of name
Faris, Alex
Faris, Samuel Alexander
Date of birth
1921-06-11
Date of death
2015-09-28
Place of birth
Caledon, Northern Ireland
Associated country
Great Britain
Field of activity
Television music
Music
Occupation
Composers
Conductors (Music)
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- Telegraph (online), viewed Oct. 1, 2015(Alexander Faris; b. Samuel Alexander Faris, June 11, 1921, Caledon, County Tyrone; d. Sept. 28, 2015; composer who wrote the theme tune for Upstairs, downstairs and orchestrated music for Pavarotti)
- His Jacques Offenbach, c1980:t.p. (Alexander Faris)
- Sullivan, A. S. The Mikado, p1977 (a.e.)label (Alex Faris, conductor)
- Int. ww in mus., 9th ed.(Faris, Alexander; b. June 11, 1921, Caledon, Northern Ireland; composer, conductor)
Wikipedia description:
Samuel Alexander "Sandy" Faris (11 June 1921 – 28 September 2015) was a Northern Irish composer, conductor and writer, known for his television theme tunes, including the theme music for the 1970s TV series Upstairs, Downstairs. He composed and recorded many operas and musicals, and also composed film scores (including for Georgy Girl) and orchestral works. As a conductor, he was especially known for his revivals of Jacques Offenbach and Gilbert and Sullivan operettas.
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