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The '''Birmingham Conservatory of Music''', founded by [[Benjamin Guckenberger]] in [[1895]], was a notable music school with a full time faculty in several specialties. It was located at 1816 [[2nd Avenue North]]. | The '''Birmingham Conservatory of Music''', founded by [[Benjamin Guckenberger]] in [[1895]], was a notable music school with a full time faculty in several specialties. It was located at 1816 [[2nd Avenue North]]. | ||
[[ | In [[1953]] the school's programs were absorbed into the Music Department of [[Birmingham-Southern College]] as the [[Birmingham-Southern College Conservatory of Fine and Performing Arts]]. | ||
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==Notable faculty== | ==Notable faculty== | ||
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* [[Joe Gauggel]] | * [[Joe Gauggel]] | ||
* [[Benjamin Guckenberger]] | * [[Benjamin Guckenberger]] | ||
* [[Edna Gockel Gussen]], director, mid 1920s | |||
* [[Carolyn Pfau]] | * [[Carolyn Pfau]] | ||
* [[Hugh Thomas]] | * [[Hugh Thomas]] | ||
Revision as of 17:25, 4 December 2007
The Birmingham Conservatory of Music, founded by Benjamin Guckenberger in 1895, was a notable music school with a full time faculty in several specialties. It was located at 1816 2nd Avenue North.
In 1953 the school's programs were absorbed into the Music Department of Birmingham-Southern College as the Birmingham-Southern College Conservatory of Fine and Performing Arts.
Notable faculty
- Ottokar Cadek
- Joe Gauggel
- Benjamin Guckenberger
- Edna Gockel Gussen, director, mid 1920s
- Carolyn Pfau
- Hugh Thomas
- Albert Urbach
- Dorsey Whittington
- Frances Whittington