Background
Hemming, Roy G. was born on May 27, 1928 in Hamden, Connecticut, United States. Son of Benjamin Whitney and Anna (Sexton) Hemming.
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Discovering Great Music: A New Listener's Guide to the Top Classical Composers and Their Best Recordings
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This indispensable sourcebook for buying and listening to classical music from Baroque to New Age covers 60 composers and 150 recording artists performing today, and buying recommendations for the best recordings.
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Discovering Music: Where to Start on Records and Tapes, the Great Composers and Their Works, Today's Major Recording Artists.
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Roy G. Hemming
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Roy G. Hemming, American Writer, magazine editor, broadcaster. Recipient All-American award Ednl. Publications Association, 1965, 67. Member Young Republican Club, New Haven, 1949-1951, New York City, 1951-1958. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1946. Member National Academy of Recording Arts and Science, Authors Guild (New York City), New York Sheet Music Society, New York Association Cabarets, Duke Ellington Society, New York City.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Yale University, 1949; Master of Arts, Stanford University, 1951; graduate certified, U. Geneva, 1950.
Career
News editor, program director Station WAVZ-AM-FM, New Haven, 1948-1950. Writer Voice of America, 1951-1952. With news department NBC, New York City, 1953-1954.
Writer-editor Scholastic Magazines, Inc., 1954-1974. Publications director Scholastic International, 1972-1974. Editor-in-chief Retirement Living, also 50 Plus, Whitney Communications Corporation, New York City, 1975-1980.
Contributing editor Stereo Review, 1973-1980, from 86, Ovation magazine, 1980-1988. Gramophone magazine, from 1992. Reviews editor Video Review, 1980-1994.
Entertainment Weekly, from 1992. Board advisers Eastern Music Festival, Greensboro, North Carolina, from 1970. Member Montreux (Switzerland) International Record Award Committee, 1971-1976.
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Discovering Great Music: A New Listener's Guide to the Top Classical Composers and Their Best Recordings
(This indispensable sourcebook for buying and listening to...)
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Discovering Great Singers of Classic Pop: A New Listener's Guide to 52 Top Crooners and Canaries (The Newmarket discovering great music series book)
(The sounds, styles, and lives of outstanding singers from...)
- Video Review's Movies on Video
- Discovering Music: Where to Start on Records and Tapes, the Great Composers and Their Works, Today's Major Recording Artists.
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Discovering Great Music: A New Listener's Guide to the Top Classical Composers and Their Best Recordings
Membership
Member Young Republican Club, New Haven, 1949-1951, New York City, 1951-1958. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1946. Member National Academy of Recording Arts and Science, Authors Guild (New York City), New York Sheet Music Society, New York Association Cabarets, Duke Ellington Society, New York City Clubs: Overseas Press.
Deadline (New York City), Yale (New York City). Stanford of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut.
