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

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THE N E U M E 1908 F. Morse Wemple, roice. Born in Albany, N. Y. Studied Voice with Charles A. White of Boston, and Dubulle of Paris; Baritone Soloist; well known as church and concert singer; makes a specialty of recital programs, in which he is eminently successful. PiETRO Vallini, Foice and Director of the Opera School. Born in Florence, Italy, Oct. 25, 1859, where he pur- sued his early musical education, studying pianoforte with his father, and harmony and counterpoint with Magi. First studied Composition with Mabellini, later with Scontrino at Milan. Has had a successful career as conductor, teacher and composer. Charles A. White, Voice. Born in Troy, N. Y., where he studied Piano and Singing; went abroad in 1879; entered Leipsic Con- servatory, w here he studied under Rebling and Grill; continued Voice Study with Lamperti; taught in Troy and Albany after returning home in 1882; organized the Troy Choral Club, which he conducted until called to the New England Conservatory in 1896. Estelle J. Andrews, Pianoforte. Born in Baltimore, Md. Graduate of the Peabody Institute Conservatory of Music, Baltimore, Md. ; pupil of Carl Faelten and Helen Hopekirk, Boston.

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15 Clara Tourjee-Nelson, IVtce. Born in Rhode Island. Graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music; studied voice with Augusto Rotoli, Mr. and Mrs. John O ' Neil and Sarah Fisher; Opera School work with Samuel J. Kelley; also pupil of G. W. Chadwick and A. D. Turner. Clara Kathleen (Harnett) Rogers, roice. Born in Cheltenham, England. Educated in Leipsic Conservatory; Piano, under Moschelles and Plaidy; oice, with Professor Goetze; studied Piano in Berlin under von Bulow; Voice under Frau Zimmerman; also studied oice in Italy under San Giovanni; has published both vocal and instrumental music. Clarence B. Shirley, f oice. Born in Lynn, Mass. Pupil of Charles A. White; also of Dubulle in Paris; has traveled extensivelv as soloist in the eastern states; is one of the leading oratorio and concert tenors of New England. Alice Mabel Stan a way, Foice. Born in California. Graduated from University of Nevada; graduated also from the New England Con- servatory in 1898; pupil of Augusto Rotoli and Charles A. White, Boston; Dubulle, Paris; studied in Opera School under Oreste Bimboni.

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1908 THE N E U M E 17 David Blampied, Pianoforte and Theory. Born in Galena, Ohio. Pupil of William Apthorp, George Whiting, J. C. D. Parker, John O ' Neil, Harry Wheeler and J. K. Paine. Lucy Dean, Pianoforte. Born in Illinois. Graduated from the New England Conservatory in 1891; pupil of Dr. Maas, Mrs. Maas and Carl Faelten ot Boston; Leschetizkv in ienna, and Buonamici in Florence. Charles Dennee, Pianoforte and Pianoforte Sight Playing. Born in Oswego, N. Y. Studied Piano with A. D. Turner and Madame Schiller, Harmony and Composi- tion with Stephen Emery; special studv of Beethoven with von Bulow during his last trip to America; has toured extensively as a concert pianist, appearing in over one thousand recitals and concerts previous to 1895. Teacher at the Conservatory since 1883. A composer of note. Alfred De Voto, Pianoforte. Born in Boston. Graduated from the New England Conservatory in i 898 under Charles Dennee. Member of the Municipal Music Commission of Boston since 1898. Pianist of the Longy Club of the Boston Svm- phonv Orchestra. Has toured the countrv in recitals and as soloist with the Boston Festival Orchestra.