Jess Mar'a Sanrom

"Puerto Rican-born Jesus Maria Sanroma (1902-1984) was a leading pianist in the United States, and worked as an accompanist, a recording artist, and a teacher. After graduating from the New England Conservatory of Music, he embarked on an enviable concert career as official pianist for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and performed as soloist with other prominent American orchestras. Jesus Maria Sanroma: An American Twentieth-Century Pianist is the first biography of this talented performer and one of the first books written about a native Puerto Rican classical musician. Alberto Hernandez explores many facets of Sanroma 's life: his youth in Puerto Rico; his training at the Conservatory and abroad; his amazing concert career and collaboration with first-class musicians, conductors, and composers; his historical performances and recordings; and the zenith of his musical life when he returned home." "Two appendixes offer the complete sound archives and a list of Sanroma's impressive orchestra repertory, making this book an invaluable reference as well as an informative read for music lovers and students of American and Latin American history."--Jacket.