Boettcher, Emily, 1907-1992

Emily Charlotte Boettcher Bogue was born on June 16, 1907, in Miller, South Dakota. Boettcher was a concert pianist as well as music instructor. Boettcher earned her Bachelor and Master degrees in music from Northwestern University before returning as a music instructor from 1930 – 1939, after which she married and moved to England. She continued to teach private lessons, and also toured as a pianist. Upon her husband's retirement, Boettcher moved to California. She died in 1992.

Boettcher was educated in South Dakota and in Lewiston, Montana, where her family moved in 1917. Boettcher began taking piano lessons in Miller; in Lewiston, she continued her lessons, began writing her own compositions, and performed at recitals, festivals, weddings, and meetings. Her playing won a state contest in 1922. After her graduation from Fergus County High School in 1924, Boettcher attended the Northwestern University School of Music, earning a Bachelor of Music Degree in 1926 and the Master of Music degree in 1928.

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