Bernard Brindel

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Bernard Brindel (born April 23, 1912 in Chicago , † May 13, 1997 in San Francisco ) was an American composer , music teacher and violinist .

Brindel taught music history, theory, and composition for almost seventy years. a. at the Chicago Musical College , the Morton College in Cicero, at the National Music Camp in Interlochen and at the New Trier Extension in Winnetka. Many of his numerous students became successful orchestra musicians or soloists. He also worked as music director at the Beth Israel and Beth Israel temples in Chicago and Beth Hillel in Wilmette, and at the First Baptist Church in Waukegan with the Chicago Jewish People Choral Society .

As a composer Brindel u. a. honored with awards from the American Music Center , Illinois Arts Council, and American Federation of Music . He composed chamber music and vocal works as well as large orchestral works. His wife, the poet June Rachuy Brindel , wrote the lyrics for many of his songs . Some of his liturgical works were performed by his brother Harold Brindel , cantor at the West Suburban Synagogue in River Forest.

Brindel was active in the American civil rights movement. He took part in Martin Luther King's March on City Hall in Chicago (1966) and took part in numerous demonstrations against the Vietnam War.

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