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

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T H E N E U M E Nineteen Hundred and Six 4 James Cutler Dunn Parker R. PARKER was horn in Boston in 1828, and comes of one of tl1e oldest families. Although educated forthe law, his interest in music led him to decide upon that as his life Work, and took him ahroad for further study USS!-IS54j at Leipsic, under Moseheles, Plaidy, Ilanptmann, Rietz, Richter and others. On his return he was for t-liirty-five years organist at several Boston churches-for twenty-seven years at Trinity Church. hir. Parker has written much music, almost exclusively of a religious character. Ile was the first great American composer of large choral works, of which the most important are two sacred cantatas, The Re- demption Hymn, and 4' St. John : a secular cantata, 4' The Blind King, and an oratorio, HLife of hffanf' As a teacher his influence has heen widespread and profound. In the early seventies he was the leading instructor at the New England Conservatory of Nlusic, and his pupils always excelled. For fifteen years he has heen the esteemed Class Inspector at the same institution. Mention should also he made of his scholarly translations from several different languages, of various songs and of works on the theory and practice of music. I2 1

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TH E NEUME Nineteen Hundred and Six Ralph L. Flanders R. FLANDERS was born in Carroll, Nfaine. Ile comes of good old New England stock, both branches of his family running back to Revolutionary times. Entering business as a bookkeeper when nineteen years of age, he won rapid promotion, and in two years was taken into the firm, later becoming the head of the concern. Mr. Flanders came to the Conservatory as Assistant 1NIanager in July, 1899. His exceptional experience in business had given him excellent training for the position. Immediately his agreeable personality and genu- ine business ability were felt in the management, and gradually there 'spread abroad a knowledge of a change in Conservatory affairs. ln January, 1904, he was elected Manager--one of the youngest men ever entrusted with tl1e responsibility of so large an institution. It is a recognized fact in the Board of Trustees that to Mr. Flander's wise administration is due the present excellent financial condition of the school, also the increase in pupils and income in the past two years. ln the able Manager the student body finds a true friend. Approach- able always, sympathetic, ever ready to respond to the need of advice or material help, lVIr. Flanders has won a powerful hold on the esteem and affection of the students. I4