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

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THE N E U M E 1908 Louis C. Elson, Theory. Born in Boston, Mass. Studied piano with August Hamann of Boston; Voice with August Kreissman; and Composition with Carl Gloggner-Castelli of Leipsic; a celebrated lecturer and writer on musical subjects; one of Boston ' s best-known critics. Madame Augusto Rotoli, Italian. Born in Rome, and received early education partly in a convent in that city and partly in a French school. She was a pupil of Signor Rotoli, with w hom she studied singing. She came to America with her husband in 1885, a few weeks after her marriage, and has lived in Boston since that time. Elizabeth I. Samuel, Rhetoric English and History. Born in Bennington, 111. Graduate of Mt. Holyoke; took a medical degree; special work at Boston Uni- versity, Camille Thurwanger, French Language and diction. Born and educated in Paris, where he resided until he came to Boston in 1884; the first part of his life was mainly devoted to Fine Arts and vocal music as an ac- complishment; after his arrival in Boston he gave his time to teaching French. He has made a long and deep study of the phonetics and musical pronunciation and articulation, generally included in the word ' Diction ' ' ; is an authority on this subject.

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THE N E U M E Heinrich Schuecker, Harp. Born in Menna. Studied with his father; graduated from Menna Conservatory in 1884 under Processor Zamara; became a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1886; has won reputation as one ot the two great harpists ot the world. A. anninni, Clarinet and Foice. Born in Pescia, Italy. Began study of music at the age of eight years; when fifteen years old studied clarinet and voice at ' enice, where he graduated from the Con- servatory in 1892 with the highest honors. Travelled over Europe and South America with prominent opera companies. Settled in Boston in 1896, giving private vocal lessons. Member of Boston Symphony Orchestra since 1900. Samuel W. Cole, Solfeggio and Music in Public Schools. Born in Meriden, N. H. Pupil of S. B. ' hitney and John W. Tufts and at the New England Conservatory. Author of musical text-books. Conductor of People ' s Choral Union of Boston. Director of Music in the pub- lic schools of Brookline since 1884. Benjamin Cutter, Harmony and Composition. Born in Woburn, Mass. Studied under G. F. Such, Julius Eichberg and Stephen Emery in Boston; iolin with Singer, Harmony with Goetschius, and Instru- mentation with Max Seifriz in Stuttgart; has written several standard text-books; composed extensivelv, especialh ' for strings.

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27 George an ' Wieren, German. Born in Eddigehausen, near Gottingen, Germany. Graduated from University of Gottingen in 1877, with degree of Candidate of Theology; and from the Teachers Seminary in Hanover in 1899; Instructor of German at Boston University; connected with Conservatorv since 1901 . E. Charlton Black, Literature Lectures. Born in Liddlesdale Parish, Scotland, near the Old Manse of Sir Walter Scott; graduated from Edinburgh University in the same class with J. M. Barrie; re- ceived LL.D. from Glasgow University; now Professor of English Literature in Boston University. Clayton D. Gilbert, Concert Deportment. Born in Wisconsin. First studied under Mrs. Scott Siddons, afterwards in Chicago, New York, and Paris. On the stage with several companies. Studied con- cert deportment under Messrs. Miller and Adams, Chi- cago. Instructor in acting and pantomime at Emerson College of Oratory. For four years a member of the Faculty of the New England Conservatory of Music. Oliver C. Faust, Pianoforte and Organ Tuning. Born in Pennsylvania. Entered the New England Conservatory in 1881; studied Piano under J. C. D. Parker; Organ, Henry M. Dunham; Harmony, Stephen Emery; oice, A. W. Keene; and Tuning, Frank W. Hale; author of the text-books, The Pianoforte Tuner ' s Pocket Companion and A Treatise on the Construction, Repairing and Tuning of the Organ.