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Newspaper
Syracuse Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1939
Page
115
Retrospective on Syracuse’s musical growth highlights early settlers and families who advanced local culture. The article traces instruments, musicians, and key figures from 1840s to early 1900s, noting relics symbolizing a thriving community’s musical heritage and the Salina Street area’s historical ties.
A fragmented 19th century Syracuse reminiscence recalls Jenny Lind's 1851 summer visit to First Baptist Church and Patti's early stage appearances, plus notes on Pauline L. and other singers, clubs, and venues shaping the city's musical culture.
A long ledger of Syracuse music history notes increased guild membership and near professional recitals at the Museum of Fine Arts. It lists composers and teachers, notes the Arthur Van J. Eltinge Music Guild’s June 20 1981 founding, and recalls early Syracuse Symphony events with Berwald and Ball.
A long archival chronicle details Syracuse music education and culture from the early German settler era to the 1920s. It notes the formation of local institutes, the Syracuse University College of Fine Arts, and influential figures like Dr. George A Parker, Prof Ernst Held, and Adolph Frey. The piece covers the Liederkranz and Saengerbund groups, notable concerts, and the Morning Musicals women’s chapter founded by Antoinette White Sherman, reflecting a rich city musical leadership lineage.
Syracusans named in an encyclopedia of music include violinists Mary Becker and Andre Polah, harpist Melville Clark, pianists Adolph Frey and Victor Miller, organists Joseph J. McGrath and George Albert Parker, choral leader Howard Lyman, opera singer Pauline Lallemand, dean Harold Butler, and other musicians and composers such as Dr Ber Will Wald, Welville Antone Seare, Charles Huerta, and Harry Leonard Vibbard.
A fragmented history traces the German Citizens Liederkranz and Morning Musicals, noting charter members and officers through early 20th century, including first vice president Mrs Edward Jenney and later presidents. It covers the Syracuse Civic Music Association’s formation, founders, and key figures shaping local music culture in 1912 onward.
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