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International who's who in music and musical gazetteer, 1918
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1ASHTON
2(2 yrs.) and Brick Presbyt. Ch. (8 yrs.), New York; Clinton Ave. Reformed Ch., Lincoln Park, Newark, since 1912; has given hundreds of organ concerts and recitals, dedicating or inaugurating new organs, etc.; at present dir. American Cons. of Music, Arlington, N. J. Composed a very large quantity of organ music, also pieces for piano and voice; edited and revised many important works, incl. Scotson Clark's Organ Works, 3 vols., Guilmant's "Practical Organist," 2 vols.; made many transcriptions from orchestral scores. Editor "Organists' Journal," 14 yrs. Address: American Conservatory of Music, 11 Pavonia Ave., Arlington, N. J.
4ASHTON, Algernon (Bennet Langton):
5Pianist and composer; b. Durham, Eng., Dec. 9, 1859; stud. music w. Coccius, Papperitz, Jadassohn and Reinecke at the Leipzig Cons., 1875-9; composition w. Raff at Frankfort, 1880-1. Piano teacher at Royal Coll. of Music, 1885-1910; at London College of Music since 1913; made numerous tours of England, Germany, Austria and Hungary. Comp.: 2 piano quintets (C; E min.); 2 piano quartets (F min.; C min.); 3 piano-trios (E; A; B min.); Suite for 2 pianos (op. 50); about 200 pieces for piano solo (op. 36, 4 "Idyls"; op. 47, 3 "Gavots"; op. 67, "Roses and Thorns"; op. 69, 3 "Fantasias"; op. 101, Sonata in E-flat min.); English, Scotch and Irish Dances for piano, 4 hands; 4 sonatas for violin and piano (D; E; C min.; A); 4 sonatas f. cello with piano (F; G; A min.; B-flat); Sonata for viola and piano, in A min.; choral music; many part-songs; over 200 songs; organ pieces; also (MS.) 5 symphonies and 3 overtures; quintet for wind instr.; 2 string quartets; piano concerto; violin concerto; cantata, "Johanna Sebus"; etc. Author: "Truth, Wit and Wisdom" (London, 1904); "More Truth, Wit and Wisdom" (ib., 1905; a collection of over 1,000 letters to the press). Address: 10 Holmdale Road, West Hampstead, London, N. W.
7ASHTON, Joseph Nickerson:
8Teacher and organist; b. Salem, Mass., Sept. 7, 1868; A.B. Brown Univ., 1891; A.M. Harvard Univ., 1893. Taught music in Boston, 1895-1900, 1904-12; instructor of musical theory and history, Brown Univ., 1895-8; associate prof., Brown Univ., 1898-1904; acting prof. of music, Wellesley Coll., 1907-8; dir. of music and organist, Phillips Acad., Andover, 1908-12; dir. dept. of music, Abbot Acad., Andover, Mass., since 1907; organist and dir., 1st Parish Ch., Brookline, Mass., since 1905. Editor: "Hymn Book for Schools and Colleges" (Ginn & Co., 1913); "The History of the Salem Atheneum, Salem, Mass., 1810-1910"; faculty editor, "Brown (University) Alumni Monthly," 1900-4. Colleague Am. Guild of Organists since 1906; trustee of Salem Atheneum since 1894. Address: 7 Punchard Ave., Andover, Mass.
10ASPER, Frank Wilson:
11Pianist and teacher; b. Logan, Utah, Feb. 9, 1892, s. William and Rebecca (Noall) A.; grad. Logan High Sch., 1911; stud. piano w. Beesley, Kimball, Clawson, Salt Lake City, 1897-1911; A. Jonas, Berlin, 1914; De Voto, Boston, 1915-6; harmony w. Klatte, Berlin, 1914; Mason, Boston, 1915-6; unmarried. Debut Salt Lake City, March 17, 1915. Priv. teacher, Salt Lake City, 1914-5, Boston since 1915. Mem. Kappa Gamma Psi Musical Fraternity, Alpha chap. Address: 564 Columbus Ave., Boston, Mass.
13ATKINSON, Eva Gruninger:
14Contralto; b. Oakland, Cal., Jan., 1891, d. Albert and Hannah C. Gruninger; stud. music w. Mrs. L. C. Nicholson, coached by Paul Steindorff; married. Church, concert and oratorio soloist; at present contralto soloist at Trinity Ch., San Francisco. Address: 202 Linda, Piedmont, Cal.
16ATKINSON, Ivor Algernon:
17Organist and composer; b. Cardiff, Wales, Nov. 29, 1869; s. Frederick A.; ed. at Roath and privately. Master of choristers and assistant organist at Truro Cathedral, 1885, Hereford Cathedral, 1890; organist and choirmaster Ludlow Collegiate Church, 1893-7; organist Worcester Cathedral, 1897; conducted the Three Choirs Festival, Worcester, 1892, 1902, 1905, 1908 and 1911. Comp. cantata, "Hymn of Faith" (libretto arranged by Sir Edward Elgar; prod. Worcester Festival, 1905); anthems and part songs; festival settings of Evening Service for the Hereford and Gloucester Festivals, 1903-4. Hon. R.A.M., Mus. Bac. Oxon, F.R.C.O. Address: College Yard, Worcester, England.
19ATHERTON, Percy Lee:
20Composer; b. Boston, Mass., Sept. 25, 1871, s. William and Mary Edwards (Dwight) A.; A.B. Harvard (honors in music), 1893; Royal High School of Music, Munich, Bavaria, 1893-5; stud. w. Rheinberger, 1893-5; w. O. B. Boise in Berlin, 1896; w. Sgambati in Rome, 1900, and later with Widor in Paris; unmarried. Comp.: "The Heir Apparent," comic opera (text by Alfred Raymond), 1888-90; "The Maharaja," Oriental opéra-comique (text by same), 1897-1900; several orch. sketches; 2 sonatas, a suite and smaller pieces for vln. and piano; suite for flute and piano; a number of piano pieces; choruses, part-songs, song-cycles and many songs for solo voice. Mem. St. Botolph and Longwood Cricket clubs, Composers' Club of Boston, Harvard Musical Assn., Harvard Clubs of Boston and New York. Address: 144 Commonwealth Av., Boston, Mass.
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