Susannah Armstrong Coleman Collection 1912-1953 (bulk 1930-1949)

Pi Kappa Lambda

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Coleman, Susannah Armstrong

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Susannah Armstrong Coleman (1897-1985) was an American pianist, composer and teacher. Born in Chicago, Coleman began her musical studies locally with Hilda Brown before earning a bachelor's degree at the Northwestern University School of Music in 1919. There she studied piano with Victor Garwood, Josef Lhevinne, and Arne Oldberg, the latter with whom she also studied composition. She continued her piano studies abroad with Artur Schnabel from 1924-1925. Between 1930 and 1946, Coleman composed ex...

Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.). School of Music

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The Northwestern University Department of Music, successor to the University's Conservatory of Music (1874-1892) existed from 1892 to 1895 as a division of Northwestern's College of Liberal Arts. The Department offered three courses of study: one for amateurs, another for aspiring professionals, and a third advanced course leading to the Bachelor of Music degree. Students successfully completing the advanced course received diplomas, those completing the professional course received...

Mu Phi Epsilon

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Mu Phi Epsilon, a national music sorority promoting musicianship and friendship among women undergraduates in the U.S. was founded at the Metropolitan College of Music in Cincinnati, Ohio in November 1903. New England Conservatory's Beta chapter was founded soon after but dissolved quickly. The Beta Chapter was reinstated at NEC in 1909 and apparently remained active until the late 1960s or early 1970s. Today, Mu Phi Epsilon is an International Professional Music Fraternity, composed of Collegia...

Oldberg, Arne, 1874-1962

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Composed 1925. First performance Chicago, 18 March 1927, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Frederick Stock conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Symphony #3, opus 41 / Arne Oldberg. [1925] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 53081686 Arne Oldberg (b. July 12, 1874, in Youngstown, Ohio; d. Feb. 17, 1962, in Evanston, Ill.) was a composer, musician and music professor. He joined the Northwestern University piano faculty in 1897, was appointe...