Gus Levene

Emerging from a Dallas Jewish merchant family, he learned guitar, violin and viola before spending two years studying music at Southern Methodist University. Early professional steps included chief arranging duties for the Palace Theater pit orchestra and a composition performed by the Dallas Symphony, after which he moved to New York City, arranging for Andre Kostelanetz and Ray Bloch. He joined… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources