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Arpad Darazs graduated from Franz Liszt Conservatory in Budapest and was the conductor of the Hungarian State Ballet Chorus and Orchestra, as well as choirmaster for the Hungarian Radio Network.
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Before he gained wide acclaim for his work at the University of South Carolina, he garnered acclaim with the success of the Saint Killian"s Boychoir of Farmingdale, New New York The boys" choir not only sang on the Sonny Fox show, but also on a Christmas album with Andre Kostelanetz, as well as with the Leonard Bernstein at the 20th Anniversary Celebration of the United Nations. While at the University of South Carolina (1966–1986) he founded the University of Southern California Concert Choir.
Later he was also conductor of the Columbia Philharmonic Orchestra.
They repeated this in 1980. He died on 16 December 1986 from leukemia at the age of 64.
He is buried in Lexington, South Carolina, United States of America.
Achievements
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In 1981 he founded the Palmetto Mastersingers, which is an all male chorus that went on to win critical acclaim at competitions in Hungary and Wales (1984). In 1976, the Concert Choir became the first choir from the United States to win the first prize in the International Béla Bartók Choral Competition in Hungary. In 1985 he was awarded the Elizabeth O"Neill Verner Government Award for his contributions and achievements in and to the arts in South Carolina.
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United States