Paul Salamunovich
Biography
Paul Salamunovich (June 7, 1927 – April 3, 2014) was a Grammy-nominated American conductor and educator. He was the music director of the Los Angeles Master Chorale from 1991 to 2001 and its music director emeritus from 2001 until his death in 2014. He served as director of music at St. Charles Borromeo Church in North Hollywood, California, for 60 years between 1949 and 2009. In addition, he held academic positions at many Southern California universities. He was also a master clinician, having been invited to conduct just under 1000 festivals and workshops worldwide including an unprecedented four consecutive ACDA national conventions—all with different groups. He was acknowledged as an expert in Gregorian chant and has long been recognized for his contributions in the field of sacred music, most notably receiving a Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice, the highest laity award from the papacy, in 2013 and was appointed knight of the Order of St Gregory the Great from Pope Paul VI in 1969.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
172 releases · 37 albums · active 1957–2025
- Other credits · 73
- Performance · 62
- Mastering · 57
Studios: Todd-AO Scoring Stage · Signet Sound Studios · Paramount Recording Studios · Ocean Way Recording
Frequent collaborators
- James Newton Howard
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Stan Kenton
- Andy Williams
- Disneyland Boys Choir
- The Roger Wagner Chorale
- Rodgers & Hammerstein
- Various