Theodore Harrison
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Theodore Harrison was a Chicago-area concert baritone and choral conductor best known for his presence in the Chicago music community. Born in 1876, Harrison worked and taught in Chicago for his entire life. He spent most of his career teaching music at the American Conservatory of Music
in Chicago. Prior to becoming a Conservatory faculty member, he conducted the Adult Chorus at the Hull House
Music School and directed the First Congregational Church choir in Evanston, Illinois
. Harrison also toured extensively during his early career, both domestically and internationally. During the World War I, he worked with the government to popularize morale-raising songs for soldiers training to go overseas. He married Donna Esselstyn, who often played as his accompanist. Theodore Harrison died in 1965.
American Conservatory of Music
The American Conservatory of Music was a major American school of music founded in 1886 by John James Hattstaedt . The conservatory was incorporated as an Illinois non-profit corporation. It was located in Chicago until 1991 when its Board of Trustees — chaired by Frederic Wilbur Hickman...
in Chicago. Prior to becoming a Conservatory faculty member, he conducted the Adult Chorus at the Hull House
Hull House
Hull House is a settlement house in the United States that was co-founded in 1889 by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr. Located in the Near West Side of , Hull House opened its doors to the recently arrived European immigrants. By 1911, Hull House had grown to 13 buildings. In 1912 the Hull...
Music School and directed the First Congregational Church choir in Evanston, Illinois
Evanston, Illinois
Evanston is a suburban municipality in Cook County, Illinois 12 miles north of downtown Chicago, bordering Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, and Wilmette to the north, with an estimated population of 74,360 as of 2003. It is one of the North Shore communities that adjoin Lake Michigan...
. Harrison also toured extensively during his early career, both domestically and internationally. During the World War I, he worked with the government to popularize morale-raising songs for soldiers training to go overseas. He married Donna Esselstyn, who often played as his accompanist. Theodore Harrison died in 1965.
External links
- Theodore Harrison Papers at Newberry LibraryNewberry LibraryThe Newberry Library is a privately endowed, independent research library for the humanities and social sciences in Chicago, Illinois. Although it is private, non-circulating library, the Newberry Library is free and open to the public...