MacPhail College of Music - Coda Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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. . ... 5 .. .. ,,. ,., .... .., .... .. ,... .. E2 , . E2 ,.., .. Q .... ,... .,. . .,... ,, ,,,4 I ,,,4, 4 ,,,4 ,,,,A , ,4 ,,, . ,, l ' Hamlin Hunt teacher of piano, voice, organ and theory is one of the best known musicians in the Northwest. many years of successful teach- ing having placed him among the leading educators. A splendid musician, imbued with a conscientious regard for thorough- ness. he has been an inspiration to his stu- dents and fellow teachers. His piano studies were done principally under Jed- liczka of Berlin. Organ was studied under tiuilmant and Middleschulte. During his fcur years abroad he also studied voice with master teachers. Mr. Hunt is organist and choirmaster of Plymouth Church. He has been particularly successful in placing a large number of his students in pro- fessional positions, many of the leading organists, pianists and singers of the northwest having profited by his instruction. James A. Bliss According to a long established policy of securing the most successful teachers for its faculty, the Macl-,hail School of Music an- nounces the engagement of Mr. and Mrs, james .-X. Bliss and assistants from the Bliss studios. james A. Bliss, who has directed the studies of hundreds of pianists well known for their artistic playing and theoretical knowledge, has lived in Minneapolis con- stantly since l906 excepting for the year l9l3, when he was assistant teacher to Rudolph Ganz in Berlin. He is responsible for the training of many teachers and play- ers of remarkable ability. His early inspiration was received from the father of American piano teachers, XVilliam H. Sherwood. As a composer he has met with excellent success, his compositions issued by Schirmer, Fischer and Breitkopf and Hartel, being in the repertoire of many world famous artists. In addition to teaching, playing and composing, Nr. Bliss has been actively associated with civic organizations in the promotion of Minneapolis as a music center. Mr. Bliss will teach exclusively at the Macljhail School of Music. Hr. Bliss is a creative musician of genius, force, artistic talent and intelligent knowledge.-Minneapolis Tribune. Mr. Bliss has proved himself to be a teacher who is constantly widening the reputation of Minneapolis as a music center.-Minneapolis Journal.

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,,. ,,.. ,... . ,... ,,.. ..A. ... ..A. ,,..... ,,. . A .. . ,. .. , Q ... I ,, .. .AA ... .... ,,,. . Q9 ,.. .A. ,.., ,.... 9 ,. .. ,.., ,.. . , ., , ... I .,., .. ,A , ,i Harrison Wall Johnson is a Minneapolis pianist whose artistic repu- tation has spread far beyond the confines of his home city and state. He began the study of music at an early age in Minne- apolis, later going to Europe, where he was a pupil of Busoni and other prominent mas- ter pianists. Upon his return he was the recipient of flattering offers from other cities, but preferred to confine his major ac- tivities to his native city and state. Among his most important out-of-town engage- ments was a recital in New York City which had the enthusiastic approval of the critics who praised, among other things, his re- markable intellectual grasp of the various compositions chosen for perform- ance. Mr. johnson has appeared four times as soloist with the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, with the following comment from Dr. James Davies of the Tribune: Mr, Johnson can be considered among the most satisfactory pianists we have heard at these concerts. He is a gifted teacher and has prepared many of his students for profes- sional careers. Frederick .W. Mueller Mus. Bac., associate director of the Mac- Phail School, has the advantage of a musical training attained by few in the profession. After completing the requirements for the degree, Bachelor of Music. in Oberlin Con- servatory, he spent a number of years in Leipzig, where he graduated from the Royal Conservatory with high honors. His experi- ence as a teacher has made him a specialist in developing fine pianists and the results of his excellent work have been repeatedly demonstrated in the artist pupils he has to his credit. Mr. Mueller is one of the most successful Macljhail teachers.

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16 . .A .... .... .M , .... . , Q9 .... Louise P. Albee is known as a teacher and player of unusual attainments. Her name has always been associated with music in its best form. En- joying an acquaintance with many of the world's leading pianists and violinists she has kept in touch with the most modern ideas in the development of music. She has appeared in recitals on numerous occasions in quartet and sonata programs and always with great success. Her pupils' recitals are noted for the quality of the composition per- formed and artistic interpretation. Many of Mrs. Albee's students have made suc- cessful teachers. QF ,..., ..... ? .... Mrs. Charles S. Hardy became a member of the faculty in l97.n Few pianists have had as successful a career both as a teacher and as a playel Her achievements as a virtuoso xx ere commented upon by the New York Press as follous rIM7:S. Hardy has hue technic, a charming fouch 7llll.l'lC1lU'l:S'Illp and 11'ztcI!efmaI1ty. Although fvclznzc and 1nus1czanshzp were well to the fore xef the emo fiona! s1de of piaino .plaiyzng was not ttanfmg lbs Hardy slzozwd jwoetzral feeling and drlzcaty 111 11421 1w1'f0rma11rv. As a teacher her fame is nation wide a large number of successful pianlsts ll'1Xll'19 received their inspiration from her instruc tion. The eminent exponent of modern piano technic, E. Robert Schmitz xxiote 'ls recently as May 24, 1923: 'This year again Mrs. Charles S. Hardy has established a neu iecoid of efficiency beyond what I already considered last year to be an excellent repie sentation of my Work. She continually broadens the application of those underlying principles of piano technic in their relation to musical expie io 1