Myron Floren

Myron Floren
  • Date of birth: 1919
  • The date of death: 2005
  • Profession: Music_department, Soundtrack, Archive_footage
Composer, accordionist, educator, and singer educated at Augustana College. Myron entertained at World War II USO camp shows and earned a War Department citation for front-line entertaining. From 1949-1950, Myron headed the accordion department at the College of Music. He was a soloist with several dance orchestras. He began a radio career in Saint Louis, Missouri, until 1950, before settling in with his decades-long career with the Lawrence Welk orchestra. Joining ASCAP in 1950, his instrumental compositions include "Skating Waltz in Swing," "Swingin' in Vienna," "Windy River," "Kavallo's Kapers," "Long Long Ago in Swing," "Dakota Polka," and "Minute Waltz in Swing."

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