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International who's who in music and musical gazetteer, 1918
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1and light operas, oratorios, etc., including Gluck's "Alcestis" and "Armida," Erlanger's "Tess," Franchetti's "Germania," Wolf-Ferrari's "Jewels of the Madonna," "Suzanna's Secret" and "Doctor Cupid," Février's "Monna Vanna," Massenet's "Don Quixote," and "Therese," Bach's "Matthew Passion," Wagner's "Parsifal," Mancinelli's "St. Agnes," etc. Address: 49 Drayton Gardens, London, S. W.
3AVERILL, Perry:
4Operatic baritone; b. New Haven, Conn., June 1, 1862, s. Eliphalet and Elizabeth (Bouton) A.; stud. music w. Randegger, Bellari, Jancey, Van der Stucken; unmarried. Debut as Conte di Luna in "Il Trovatore," Boston, 1895; appeared in English and Italian opera, oratorio and concerts, in chief cities of the eastern U. S. for 3 yrs.; in concert in London 1 season, 1894; soloist of All Souls, St. Bartholomew's, Madison Avenue, Reformed and other New York churches. Created the part of Silvio in the first Am. production of "Pagliacci" in New York under Gustav Hinrichs; oratorio debut under Walter Damrosch in "The Tower of Babel" in Carnegie Hall. Repertoire consists of standard operas, oratorios (incl. Elijah and other high baritone parts), songs, etc.; more recently specializing in song recitals of classic and modern composers. Is also a portrait painter of note. V.-pres. Nat. Assn. of Teachers of Singing; mem. MacDowell Club (mem. committee on musical programs) and Musicians' Club of New York. Address: 215 W. 91st St., New York.
6AVERKAMP, Anton:
7Musical director and composer; b. Willige Langerak, Holland, Feb. 18, 1861; stud. w. de Lange in Amsterdam, w. Kiel in Berlin, composition w. Rheinberger in Munich, singing w. Schimon, Hasselbeck and Messchaert. Founded the Amsterdamsch A Cappella Coor, 1890, which soon became widely noted for its interpretation of early music; frequent tours of Holland and Belgium; visited Berlin, 1906, Paris, 1909. Ctbd. numerous articles to Dutch papers. Comp.: "Elaine und Lancelot," symphonic poem; 2 choral works w. orch., "Decora Lux" and "Die versunkene Burg"; choruses a cappella, "Adstant angelorum chori" and "Te Deum"; Sonata for piano and violin, in D; songs; opera, "De Heidebloem" (not yet prod.). Knight of the order of Orange-Nassau; dir. of the Vereeniging voor nederlandse muziekgeschiedenis and Maatschappij tot bevordering van toonkunst. Address: Amsterdamsch A Cappella Coor, Amsterdam, Holland.
9AVERY, (Mme.) Este:
10Mezzo-contralto and teacher; b. Walla Walla, Wash., Sept. 10, 1875, d. Thomas Wesley and Louisa Jane (Paul) Estes; ed. Salem Univ., Whitman Coll.; stud. piano and singing w. local teachers, singing w. Edmund J. Myer of New York and London. Taught piano 10 yrs., beginning when 15 yrs. old; at present teaching singing, following the Edmund J. Myer method of voice production; choral and choir-dir.; dir. of orchestra in Walla Walla, Wash., 7 yrs.; soloist in St. Paul's Episcopal Ch., Walla Walla, Wash., 3 yrs.; w. 14th Cavalry Band, U. S. A., 1 season. Charter mem. Musical Art Soc., Seattle, Wash.; Ladies' Musical Club, Vancouver, B. C.; hon. mem. American Woman's Club, Vancouver, B. C. Address: 1845 Bayswater, Vancouver, B. C.
12AVERY, Stanley R.:
13Composer, organist, choral conductor; b. Yonkers, N. Y., Dec. 14, 1879, s. John and Annie (Hodge) A.; descendant of John Avery, U. S. sec. of state under John Hancock; ed. pub. schs. of Yonkers; stud. organ w. Charles Heinroth, Will C. Macfarlane, Hans Grunicke (Berlin), composition and orchestration w. Edward MacDowell at Columbia Univ. and Hans Pfitzner in Berlin, choir-trainng w. G. E. Stubbs; m. Elizabeth Bruchholz, Minneapolis, 1913 (3 children). Organist, 1896-1910, organist and choirmaster, 1898-1910, St. Andrew's Memorial Ch., Yonkers; choirmaster and organist, St. Mark's Ch., Minneapolis, Minn., since 1910. Has been conductor Chaminade Club, Yonkers; chorus instructor Municipal Chorus, Minneapolis, Minn., 1916. Comp.: songs; anthems, choruses; Scherzo for organ, in G; piano pieces; operetta, "The Merry Mexican"; also (MS.) "A Joyous Prelude," scherzo for full orchestra, op. 41 (prod. by Minneapolis Symphony Orch., 1915); "Taming of the Shrew," overture for full orchestra, op. 49; "A Little Overture" and "Salutation" for vln. cello, piano and organ; comic opera, "Katrina," op. 40 (prod. Minneapolis, 1915); incidental music to "The Piper," play by Josephine Preston Peabody, op. 48; also organ pieces and songs. Author: "Noise Makers and Futurist Music," "The Organ out of Church" (1915), "Choral Art in America" (1916, articles in The Bellman). Mem. Drama League of America, Minneapolis Center; Minnesota Chapter, Am. Guild of Organists (treas. to Sept., 1916); Civic Music League of Minneapolis. Address: 435 Ridgewood Ave., Minneapolis, Minn.
15AWREY, Mae:
16Piano teacher; b. Essex Co., Canada, Oct. 18, 1891, s. Fletcher E. and Elizabeth E. (Millen) A.; grad. Columbian pub. sch., Detroit, grad. Detroit Coll. of Music, 1914; stud. piano, harmony, counterpoint, composition and history w. private teachers; unmarried. Has been engaged in teaching 8 yrs. Address: 116 Moore Place, Detroit, Mich.
18AYLWARD, Florence:
19Composer; b. Brede Rectory, East Sussex, England, Mar. 10, 1862, d. Augustus and Mary (Frewen) A.; ed. privately and at a sch. in Norwood; stud. organ w. Dr. Abram at St. Leonard's, piano w. Theodore Trekell, orchestration w. Henry Gadsby at Guildhall Sch. of Music; m. Harold A. Kinder, 1881. Comp.: a large number of songs, pub. by Boosey and Chappell, including "Daydawn," "Beloved, it is Morn," "Love's Coronation," "The Song of the Bow." Mem. Lyceum Club and Society of Authors, London. Address: Taunton, Coulsdon, Surrey, England.
21AYLWIN, Josephine Crew:
22Organist, teacher, composer; b. Lawrence, Kans., July 28, 1878, s. James Stafford and Josephine (Viele) Crew; ed. Berkeley High Sch. and Univ. of California; stud. piano w.
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