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Carmino Ravosa (January 29, 1930 – July 19, 2015) was an American composer and lyricist, singer, pianist, as well as a producer, director, and musical historian. Ravosa, who wrote music for children for decades,〔 was one of the most popular songwriters for schools in America.〔 Much of Ravosa's life was spent as an educator. He was the music teacher at Fox Meadow Elementary School in Scarsdale, New York, where his original shows and songs were used in class plays. Subsequently he was the Composer-in-Residence and Faculty Fellow at the Dalton School, a private school in New York City, and then Composer-in-Residence for the Edison Schools a nationwide charter school system. Carmino Ravosa was an author and editor for Silver Burdett & Ginn's music textbook series "World of Music" and "The Music Connection", and the composer of the theme musicals in the two series.〔 He also was a songwriter for the CBS children's shows ''Captain Kangaroo'' and ''Romper Room'', the PBS program ''Shining Time Station'', and the PBS publication ''Sesame Street Magazine''.〔 He was named The Hartt School Alumnus of the Year in 2009 and was honored in 2013 at the Briarcliff Manor-Scarborough Historical Society's annual dinner. ==Early life and family== Carmino Ravosa was born on January 29, 1930 in Springfield, Massachusetts, the oldest of three children, and the son of Anello and Elmira Ravosa.〔 His father was an Italian immigrant who owned and operated a milk delivery business and had a strong love of jazz and big band music of the 1930s and 1940s, and was the greatest influence on Carmino's music career.〔 Ravosa and his brother Anthony worked in their father's business for several years. Anthony later went on to become a lawyer and businessman in Springfield.〔 After serving in the United States Army as a corporal in the U.S. Army Band, Ravosa attended The Hartt School of Music and graduated in 1957.〔 He then earned a master's degree in Music Education from The Hartt School in 1965.〔 At the school, he met his wife Claire Colby, who was a voice major there. The two were married for almost 60 years.〔 Ravosa later earned a master's degree and an advanced degree from Columbia University.〔 With his wife Claire, Ravosa had three children, Carine, Gina, and Dean, and eight grandchildren.〔〔〔 Ravosa and his family are prominent residents of the village of Briarcliff Manor in New York.〔 Ravosa has written numerous shows about the village, and was a musical director, lyricist, and keyboardist for the Briarcliff Manor Centennial Variety Show, a series of performances in 2002 that celebrated the village's centennial.〔 Ravosa was also involved with preservation of Juniper Ledge, the Briarcliff Manor home of Carrie Chapman Catt. He added the home to the New York Register and the National Register of Historic Places.〔 On July 6, 2013, Ravosa was honored by the Briarcliff Manor School District, which uses his music curriculum, during Todd Elementary School's annual fifth-grade concert.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carmino Ravosa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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