Russell, Alexander, 1880-1953

(George) Alexander Russell (1880-1953) was an American composer and musician, particularly known for his piano and organ works. He graduated from Syracuse University in 1901 and spent the next four years as associate professor of pianoforte and organ there. His wife Eloise Holden Russell (1885?-1984) was a native of Syracuse. Russell studied in Berlin and Paris from 1906 to 1909. Upon his return to the United States, following a 1909 concert-tour he became director of the Auditorium Concerts at Wanamaker's in New York, and for nearly twenty years (1917-1935) he held the Henry Frick Chair of Music at Princeton University. Syracuse University granted him an honorary Mus. Doc in 1921 and in 1929 he received his Doctor of Pedagogy from the Cincinnati Conservatory. He was also named a Chevalier of the Order of the Crown of Belgium in 1932.

From the guide to the Alexander Russell Collection, 1907-1943, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)

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