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1as editor is The Hymnal, 1895, 1911, and as author The English Hymn, 1915. For full list, see Who's Who in America.
3Bergquist, John Victor (b. St. Peter, Minn.; 1877), studied at St. Peter, Minneapolis, Berlin and Paris, from 1895 was organist in Lutheran churches in Minnesota, with recitals in Minneapolis in 1903–12 and elsewhere, in 1905–08 taught at Gustavus Adolphus College, and since 1912 has been music-director at Augustana College, Rock Island, Ill. He has written the oratorio 'Golgotha' (1906), a Christmas cantata, a Reformation cantata (1917), three organ-sonatas, etc.
5*Berwald, William Henry (b. Mecklenburg, 1864), since 1892 has been professor at Syracuse University and active as conductor and fertile composer. See art.
7Bispham, David Scull (b. Philadelphia, 1857), a singer from youth, took up careful study in Milan and London in 1886, appearing as operatic baritone from 1891 in London and from 1896 in America. Latterly he has been heard chiefly in concert. See Vol. i. 333, and art.
9Blass, Robert (b. New York, 1867), studied in New York, Leipzig and Frankfort, made his début as operatic bass at Weimar in 1895, sang in Germany, and since 1900 mostly at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.
11Blauvelt, Lillian Evans (b. Brooklyn, 1874), was trained as operatic soprano at New York and Paris, making her début at Brussels in 1893. She has appeared widely in both America and Europe. See Vol. i. 338–9, and art.
13*Bochau, Charles Henry (b. Holstein, 1870); brought to America as a boy, studied in Baltimore, and since 1897 has taught singing in the Peabody Conservatory, besides work as conductor and composer. See art.
15*Boeppler, William (b. Germany, 1863), came to Milwaukee in 1894, started the Wisconsin Conservatory in 1899 and the Symphony Orchestra in 1902, and since 1904 has also been active in Chicago. See art.
17Bogert, Walter Lawrence (b. Flushing, N. Y., 1864), graduated from Columbia in 1888 and trained as a lawyer, was also broadly educated in music in New York, where since 1898 he has been teacher, lecturer, conductor and writer, especially on vocal art.
19Bollinger, Samuel (b. Fort Smith, Ark., 1871) trained mostly at Leipzig, taught in the Conservatory there in 1893–95 and was organist of the American Church, from 1896 was at Fort Smith, from 1898 in San Francisco, and since 1907 in St. Louis, directing his own school. See art.
21*Borowski, Felix (b. England, 1872), son of a Polish musician, studied extensively in London and Cologne, from 1892 taught in Aberdeen and London, in 1897 came to the Chicago Musical College as teacher of composition, and since 1916 has been president there. He is distinguished as composer and critic as well. See art.
23Bowen, George Oscar (b. Castle Creek, N. Y., 1873), from about 1895 was prominent as music-supervisor at Stamford, Conn., Northampton, Mass., Homer and Yonkers, N. Y., and in 1917–20 was Municipal Director of Music in Flint, Mich., conducting various enterprises for popular musical culture, going thence to the University of Michigan.
25Boyd, Charles N. (b. Pleasant Unity, Pa., 1875), since 1894 has been organist in Pittsburgh, from 1903 also instructor at the Western Theological Seminary, and from 1915 a director of the Pittsburgh Musical Institute. See Baker, Dict. of Musicians, p. 1078.
27Breil, Joseph Carl (b. Pittsburgh, 1870), studied in Leipzig and Milan, in 1891–92 was tenor in the Juch Opera Company, from 1892 singer at St. Paul's, Pittsburgh, from 1897 theater-conductor there and on tour, and since 1909 has written much for plays and especially photo-plays, besides comic operas. His 'The Legend' was produced in 1919 at the Metropolitan Opera House.
29Brockway, Howard A. (b. Brooklyn, 1870), trained at Berlin, from 1895 taught in New York, from 1903 in Baltimore, and since 1910 again in New York. Besides much composition, he has made important studies of Kentucky folk-tunes. See art.
31*Broome, William Edward (b. England, 1868), in 1893 came to America as conductor of a visiting Welsh chorus, from 1894 was organist in Montreal, and since 1905 in Toronto, where he is also conductor of the Oratorio Society. See art.
33*Bruening, Hans (b. Prussia; 1868), after extended tours in Europe as concert-pianist, in 1899 founded the Wisconsin College of Music at Milwaukee, of which he is director.
35Buck, Dudley, Jr. (b. Hartford, Conn., 1869), son of the organist (see sec. 5), studied singing at Florence, Frankfort, Paris and London, appearing in opera and concert from 1895 in England and from 1899 in America. Since 1902 he has taught in New York.
37Bullard, Frederick Field (Boston, 1864–1904, Boston), after study at Munich, from 1892 was teacher and popular vocal composer in Boston. See art.
39Burrowes, Katharine (b. Kingston, Ont., ? ), trained in Detroit and Berlin, since 1895 has taught in Detroit, at the Conservatory and since 1903 in her own Piano School, specializing in work for children. See art.
41Butler, Harold Lancaster (b. Silver City, Ida., 1874), studied in Chicago and Paris, from 1895 taught singing at Valparaiso University and from 1900 was director of the music-department there, from 1904 at Syracuse University, and since 1915 has been dean of Fine Arts in the University of Kansas.
43*Cadek, Joseph Ottokar (b. Bohemia, 1868), from about 1890 appeared as violinist in the United States, and since 1895 has taught in Chattanooga, Tenn., where he established a school in 1904.
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