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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]]. | ||
[[William Gussen]] became the director in [[1903]], and was succeeded by his wife, [[Edna Gockel Gussen]], who was also the conservatory's first graduate. A branch of the conservatory operated in Florence (Lauderdale County). | |||
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]]. | 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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* [[Ottokar Cadek]] | * [[Ottokar Cadek]] | ||
* [[Joe Gauggel]] | * [[Joe Gauggel]] | ||
* [[Carolyn Pfau]] | * [[Carolyn Pfau]] | ||
* [[Hugh Thomas]] | * [[Hugh Thomas]] | ||
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* [[LaDonna Smith]] | * [[LaDonna Smith]] | ||
* [[Ben Summerford]] | * [[Ben Summerford]] | ||
==References== | |||
* ''Musical Alabama'' (1925) Montgomery: Alabama Federation of Music Clubs/Paragon Press. | |||
[[Category:2nd Avenue North]] | [[Category:2nd Avenue North]] | ||
Revision as of 22:50, 6 June 2008
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.
William Gussen became the director in 1903, and was succeeded by his wife, Edna Gockel Gussen, who was also the conservatory's first graduate. A branch of the conservatory operated in Florence (Lauderdale County).
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
- Carolyn Pfau
- Hugh Thomas
- Albert Urbach
- Dorsey Whittington
- Frances Whittington
Notable students
- Billie Anderton
- Ollie Backus
- Amos Hudson
- Hugh Martin
- Ruth Matthews
- Madelyn Poole
- Ray Reach
- Ezra Sims
- LaDonna Smith
- Ben Summerford
References
- Musical Alabama (1925) Montgomery: Alabama Federation of Music Clubs/Paragon Press.