New England Conservatory of Music - Neume Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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I2 THE NEUME 1905 not the cost of the faith within him, but labored unceasingly for the achieve- ment of a glorious ideal. Failing health caused Dr. Tourjee to voluntarily withdraw from the directorship, and Mr. Carl Faelten became the acting director. The death of Dr. Tourjee occurred April 12, 1891, and the following month Mr. Faelten was elected to the office of musical director, from which office he resigned in June, 1897. Mr. George W. Chadwick, for many years a member of the Faculty, and widely known in both this country and Europe as a leading American composer, was selected by the Board of Trustees to be both the director of the Conservatory and the head of the composition department. Mr. Chad- wick entered upon his new duties by entirely re-organizing the musical departments of the institution. A higher grade of work was required, and students expecting to become graduates realized the value of the changes made, and the general public became aware, by means of the various. recitals, opera performances, and orchestral concerts, that a new period had arrived in the development of the Conservatory. For some time it had been apparent that eventually the Conservatory must erect a building which would fully serve its purpose. The school year 1902-1903 will remain the most important period in the later devel- opment of the institution. It is not needful at this time to describe the splendid structure, which will ever stand a noble monument to the art it represents, to its founder, and to the many persons who have been and are still deeply interested in the welfare of our beloved Conservatory. Then may we serve well our day and generation, and not forgetful of those who- labored so gloriously for the people, press onward, remembering that the end crowns the work.

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