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

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THE N E U M E 21 Henry M. Dunham, Organ. Born in Brockton, Mass. Studied Organ at the New England Conservatory under Whiting; Counterpoint, principally with J. K. Paine. A well-known composer in vocal and instrumental forms; church organist of wide reputation. Homer C. Humphrey, Organ. Born at Yarmouth, Maine. Received early musical education under E. A. Blanchard of Yarmouth; later studied Organ with Wallace Goodrich ; Composition vith G. W. Chadwick; graduated from the New Eng- land Conservatory in the vears 1901 and 1902. Josef Adamowski, Violoncell o Ensemble artet Classes. Born in Warsaw, Poland. Educated in Warsaw Conservatory, and at the Imperial Conservatory in Moscow under Fitzenhagen, N. Rubinstein and P. Tschaikowsky. There he pursued his college studies and graduated with diploma, a silver medal, and the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Member of the Con- servatory Faculty since 1903. Eugene Gruenberg, Violin; Superintendent of Violin Normal Department. Born in Lemberg, Galicia. Pupil at Menna Conserva- tory, of Heissler, Violin; Bruckner and DessofF, Com- position; and Hellmesberger, Chamber and Orchestra Music. Has played for the last twenty-five years under the world ' s greatest conductors.

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20 THE N E U M E 1908 31 Carl Stasnv, Pianofoj-te. Born in Mainz. Pupil of Ignaz Brull, Menna; Prof. Wilhelm Kruger, Stuttgart; Franz Liszt, Weimar; ex- tensive career as concert pianist in Europe and America. Anna M. Sto all, Pianoforte. Born in Mississippi. Attended Columbus College; graduated from New England Conservatory in 1895, under Carl Stasnv; toured as concert pianist; Mr. Stasnv ' s assistant for ten vears. Marie E. Treat, Pianoforte. Born in Ohio. Graduated from the New England Conservatory in 1900; pupil of Charles Dennee. H. S. Wilder, Pianoforte. Born in Worcester, Mass. Studied Piano with B. D. Allen, B. j. Lang and A. K. A ' irgil; Organ, oice, and Harmony, with other teachers of note. Has written songs, church music, etc., conducted choruses, and has had as pupils many well-known pianists and teachers.

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1908 Emil Mahr, Violin. Began his study of Violin with Joachim in Berlin in 1870; played as one of the first violins in the Wagner Festival at Bayreuth in 1876; spent several years in London as solo violinist and conductor; came to the New England Conservatory in i 8 8 - . Carl Peirce Violin. Born in Taunton, Mass. Studied six years with Leandro Campanari; organized Municipal String Quartet of the city of Boston in 1898; at present a member of the Peirce- Van Vliet String Quartet. Eelix Winternitz, Violin. Graduated from Vienna Conservatory under Grun, in the same class with Kreisler; winner of a gold medal; came to America and played two years with Boston Symphony Orchestra before touring the United States as soloist; has been a member of the Conservatory Faculty since i 899. Max O. Kunze, Double Bass. Born in Dresden. Graduate of Roval Conservatory ot Music; played as principal bass in the Warsaw Sym- phony Orchestra; later was a member of von Bulow ' s Orchestra, with which he came to America; engaged by Emil Paur of Boston Symphony Orchestra in i 894; has taught at the New England Conservatory ' since 1899.