LIEBERSON, GODDARD

LIEBERSON, GODDARD
LIEBERSON, GODDARD (1911–1977), musical executive and composer. Born in Hanley, England, Lieberson was taken to the United States as a child and studied with Bernard Rogers. In 1939 he joined the staff of Columbia Records and in 1956 was made president. In 1964 he was appointed president of the Record Industry Association of America. Lieberson edited the Columbia Book of Musical Masterpieces (1950). From 1966 on he sponsored the annual Lieberson prize competition for chamber works organized by the Israel League of Composers. His compositions include songs and chamber music.

Encyclopedia Judaica. 1971.

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