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Nathan Cassels - 7 Nov. 1988
- Name
- Nathan Cassels
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Interview Date
- 7 Nov. 1988
- Source
- Oral Histories
- Name
- Nathan Cassels
- Number
- OH 207
- Subject
- Jewish musicians
- Interview Date
- 7 Nov. 1988
- Quantity
- 1
- Interviewer
- Carol Rosenthal
- Total Running Time
- Side 1 30 minutes 30 seconds Side 2 13 minutes 30 seconds
- Conservation
- Copied August 2003
- Use Restrictions
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Biography
- Nathan Cassels was born in Montreal in 1903. When he was a child, his family moved to Toronto. He studied clarinet with Mr. Glass and performed with the Russian Juvenile Concert Band for two years. He left school after grade three and started working as a plumber at age thirteen. He played clarinet with the 110th Regimental Band during the First World War. His music career spanned sixty years. He moved to Detroit in 1926 because of the many big band opportunities. He returned to Toronto in the 1930s, where he played with the Romanelli Band for eighteen years and freelanced as a studio musician. He later divided his time between work as a travelling textile salesman and musician. He was married and had one daughter, who was born in 1937.
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Original Format
- Audio cassette
- Copy Format
- Audio cassette
- Digital file
- Transcript
- G:\Description\Oral Histories\OH 207 Cassels\OH 207 notes.pdf
- Source
- Oral Histories
In this clip, Nathan Cassels recalls a trip taken by the Russian Juvenile Concert Band to Detroit, Michigan.
In this clip, Nathan Cassels reminisces about his early career as a musician with various bands.
