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

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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.

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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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THE N E U M E 23 Arthur Brooke, Flute. Born at Gomeral, England. Studied under Packer of the Scotch Orchestra; came to America in i 888; played first Flute with the Buffalo Symphony Orchestra, and joined the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1896. Le Roy S. Kenfield, Trombone. Born in Belchertown, Mass. Toured extensively with opera companies; two seasons with the Stetson Opera Company; three seasons with the Boston Ideal Opera Company; two seasons with the Emma Juch Opera Company; now member of the Boston Symphony Or- chestra. Louis Kloepfel, Cornet and Trumpet. Born in Thuringia. Has appeared as soloist in all the principal cities of Europe, and held important positions in Court orchestras; in 1891 he was engaged by Dam- rosch as first Trumpet in New York Symphony Or- chestra; he was tendered position of first Trumpet at Court Opera House, Berlin, but chose to accept position in Boston Symphony Orchestra. Clemont Lenom, Solfeggio and Oboe. Born in Gilly, Belgium. First prize in Oboe and Supe- rior Solfeggio, Brussels Conservatory; studied with Massenet; taught Solfeggio in the Normal School of Music in Paris; conducted orchestra at Geneva, Rouen and Aix les Bains; established last year at the New England Conservatory, a course in French Solfeggio, which is practically new in America.