Gehring, Carl Ernest, 1897-1966.

Music critic for the A̲n̲n̲ A̲r̲b̲o̲r̲ N̲e̲w̲s̲ and musical composer.

From the description of Carl E. Gehring papers, 1926-1965. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34419538

Carl Gehring was born May 3, 1897, in Cleveland, Ohio. He was a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Music in 1921, and in 1923, he received an A.B. degree from the University's College of Literature, Science and the Arts. Thereafter, he studied musical composition with Thorvald Otterstrom of Chicago.

Throughout his career, Gehring was first a newspaperman and then a composer. He went to work for the Ann Arbor Times News in 1925 as that newspaper's telegraph editor. In 1926, he became the music reviewer of the News, serving in this capacity from 1926 to 1934 and then again from 1943 to 1961. In addition to being music reviewer, Gehring also served as the News' State Editor from 1941 until his retirement in 1962.

As a composer, Gehring wrote the score for about sixty songs, numerous piano solos, miniatures for piano, two band marches, an orchestral suite, and a cantata for contralto, male chorus and orchestra. Many of Gehring's works are based upon the writings of American writers, notably Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson, and Robinson Jeffers.

Gehring also wrote articles on musical subjects for various journals and newspapers. He was a member of the Michigan Composer's Club, and was a participant in a number of the Club's concerts and competitions. Gehring died in September 1966.

From the guide to the Carl E. Gehring papers, 1926-1965, (Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan)