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International who's who in music and musical gazetteer, 1918
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1York, 1917. Produced for the first time America compositions of Arensky, Borodin, Glazounov, Ippolitov-Ivanov, Illyinsky, Kallinikov, Liadov, Moussorgsky, Rabinstein, Rachmaninov, Rimsky-Korsakov, Slienko, Scriabin, Stravinsky, Spendiarov, Tchikovsky, Balakirev; also Sibelius, Järnefelt, Konyus, Kayanus, John Powell, etc. Celebrated Rachmaninov's suite for two pianos and two preludes to Rubinstein's "Bohemian Polka," to Moussorgsky's "Boris Godunov" (in concert form), to Sapellnikov's "A Soldier's Song," "Polka minia- ture" and to John Powell's "Banjo Picker." Address: 645 W. 160th St., New York.
3AREZ, (stage name of Albert Raymond Gourron):
4Tenor; b. Bordeaux, France, 1861; stud. singing w. A. de Martini in Paris, 1883. Volunteered for military service as band- master at age of 18; debut as singer at Antwerp, Belgium; sang at the Grands Théâtres of Lyons and Marseilles; eng. at the Paris Grand Opéra, 1892; since then has sung in chief tenor roles there, creating leading roles in "T'haïs," "La Montagne noire," "Burgonde," "Hellé," "Messidor," "Les Chanteurs," "Burgonde," and "Gau- ches-Aquitaine" (Vidal); has appeared several seasons at the Metropolitan and Manhattan Opera houses, New York, and at Lyceum Garden; repertoire includes about 60 roles. Address: 23 Boulevard Berthier, Paris.
6DEI, Roberto:
7Organist, musical director, composer; b. Lugo, Italy, Nov. 29, 1840. Organist and dir at Loreto, succeeding his father. Comp.: operas, "Luchino Visconti" (Lugo, 1890); "Bianca de' Rossi" (Bari); "Il Bac- chino" (comic); "Amore allegro" (1 act; Lugo, 1896); also much church music, piano works and songs. Address: Loreto, Italy.
9TO, Pasquale:
10Baritone; b. Naples, Mar. 21, 1878, s. Salvatore and Carmela (Bencivenga) A.; grad. Isti- tuto Tecnico Domenico; m. Egeria Guerrera (soprano). Debut in "Traviata," Teatro Bellini, Naples, Sept. 1900; subsequently sang at La Scala, Milan, Teatro Constanzi and Teatro Carlo, Rome, Teatro San Carlo, Naples (2 seasons each), at Palermo, Catania, Florence, Trieste, Fiume, Prague, Munich, Dresden, Leipzig, Budapest, Vienna, Berlin, Brussels, Paris (3 seasons), London (2 seasons), Buenos Aires (6 seasons), etc., mem. Metropolitan Opera Co. since 1908. Created leading tenor roles in Puccini's "Girl of the Golden West," Damrosch's "Cyrano," Giordano's "La Dame Sans-Gêne," also in 1st Ital. perf. of Pelléas et Mélisande" (Milan), 1st Am. perf. of Montemezzi's "L'Amore dei tre re," Sarti's "Germania," Zandonai's "Francesca da Rimini" and Mascagni's "Lodoletta." Address: 251 West 92nd St., New York.
12ROSCH, Louis:
13Pianist, teacher, conductor; b. Wolfstein, Vienna, May 15, 1879, s. Ignatius and Lucas (Lucas) A.; ed. convent and pub. schs.; w. Theodore Spiering, Hans Sitt, Carl of Vienna; Royal Cons., Leipzig; Stern of Berlin. Has been engaged in teaching 17 yrs. (in Parker Coll., Winnebago City, Minn., Gustafus Adolphus Coll., St. Peter, Minn., Gonzaga Univ., Spokane, Wash.). Has written on bowing for "The Violinist" (1917), etc. Address: Spokane, Wash.
15AMBROSE, Paul:
16Organist, conductor, composer, teacher; b. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Oct. 11, 1868, s. Robert Steele A. (composer) and Elizabeth A.; stud. piano w. his father, Kate S. Chittenden, Albert Ross Parsons, counterpoint w. Bruno Oscar Klein, orchestration w. Dudley Buck; m. Naomi Lambe, Orange, N. J., June, 1905. Organist Madison Ave. M. E. Ch., New York, 1886-1900; organist and choirmaster St. James M. E. Ch., 1890-1917; now organist First Presbyt. Ch., Trenton, N. J.; prof. of music at Golden Hill Sem., Bridgeport, Conn., Westminster Sch., Simsbury, Conn.; lecturer on History of Music. Am. Inst. of Applied Music, New York; dir. of piano dept., New Jersey State Normal Sch., Cons. of Music, Trenton, N. J. Has composed songs, instrumental works, church music, etc. (pub. by Schmidt, O. Ditson, Ed. Schubert, J. H. Schroeder). Pres. for N. J. Nat. Assn. of Organists, 1913-15; v.-pres. Synthetic Guild of New York. Address: State Normal School. Home: 34 North Clinton Ave., Trenton, N. J.
18AMES, Constance Gilman:
19Mezzo-soprano, eacher; b. St. Cloud, Minn., Dec. 10, 1876, d. Charles Andrew (ex-Lieut. governor of Minnesota) and Hester Cronk Gilman; ed. high sch., St. Cloud, 1 yr., Minn. State Univ.; stud. singing w. Mme. Hess-Burr, 1901, and George Hamlin in Chicago, w. Charles Clarke and Bouhy in Paris, 1904; m. at St. Cloud, Minn., Oct. 8, 1907 (2 children). Soloist St. James Meth. Epis. Ch., Chicago, 1901; mem. Euterpean Ladies Quartet, Chicago, 1902-3; mem. Dr. Carl's choir, Old First Presbyt. Ch., New York, 1906; dir. Episcopal choir, North Yakima, Wash., 1911-3, Methodist choir, 1914; sang mezzo-sop. role in "Holy City" with Chicago Choral Soc., 1901, and sop. solos of "Elijah" with Yakima Choral Soc.; has given various concerts, recitals in Minnesota and Washington; has taught in Minnesota and North Yakima for several yrs. Address: 203 So. Naches Av., No. Yakima, Wash.
21AMES, John Carlowitz:
22Composer, pianist and conductor; b. Westbury-on-Trym, near Bristol, England, Jan. 8, 1860, s. George Acland and Clara (Countess Poelzig) A.; ed. Charterhouse Sch. and Edinburgh University; mus. ed. Stuttgart Cons., stud. piano with Pruckner, composition with Goetschius and Faisst; later stud. with Franz Wüllner in Dresden; m. Sophie Hermine Johanna Hecht. Debut Steinway Hall, London, 1881, playing his own composition. Comp.: 4-act opera, "The Last Inca"; incidental music to "Richard II," for Sir Herbert Tree's production at His Majesty's Theatre, London; incidental music to "Bonnie Dundee" (Lawrence Irving, Adelphi Theatre); 2 piano concertos; 130th Psalm for chorus, soli and orchestra, etc. Address: The Hermitage, Windsor Terrace, Hampstead, London.
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