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Watertown School of Music,
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107-109 East Main St (third floor)
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1900
08 22 WATERTOWN SCHOOL OF MUSIC OPENS
This
city is to have a new educational institution — the Watertown School of
Music. It will be under the management
of Edward Schempf and Wm. S. Mullen, and will occupy
the third floor of the building at 107 and 109 Main Street, which has been
thoroughly remodeled and arranged for the purpose.
The school has been organized with a view to furnishing
first-class instruction in the several departments, at moderate prices, and,
under able management, promises to become a center of musical education for
this city as well as the portion of the state tributary to it.
A corps of first-class instructors is engaged as follows: Wm. S. Mullen, Miss Mabel Cooke, piano; Mrs. Akerly Townsend, voice; Herman Kelbe,
violin; Wm. C. Stahl, mandolin and guitar.
An elocutionist will also be engaged, to be announced later.
The staff above named consists of thoroughly reliable musicians,
who have had advantage of some of the best training in this country as well as
in Europe. There will be a number of
faculty concerts during the term, which will be free to pupils and a few of
their friends. Pupils’ recitals will be
given from time to time, to which the public will be admitted. There will also be a number of recitals by
eminent outside artists, under the auspices of the school, during the season.
The school opens Monday, September 10, with a faculty concert at
Concordia Opera house. Catalogues have
been issued and may be had upon application to Secretary, Watertown School of
Music.
It is to be hoped that this new institution will receive the
patronage and encouragement of our people.
The management promises to maintain a high standard of excellence in the
school, and when so conducted it will certainly prove a credit to this
city. It is to be a first-class
institution in every way. The location
is admirable, the rooms are well lighted and cheerful, and every inducement is
offered to make the study of music in its several branches pleasant and at the
same time thoroughly profitable. WR
1901
07 05 RECITAL AT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
A select audience attended the pupils’ recital last
Monday evening at the Congregational Church
parlors under the direction of Wm. S. Mullen, and Mrs. Ackerly
Townsend, both of whom have been associated with the WATERTOWN SCHOOL OF MUSIC.
The piano selections were rendered by pupils of Mr. Mullen’s classes at
Oconomowoc, Juneau, Richwood and this city.
All acquitted themselves most creditably, and reflected much credit on
their instructor, who by his zeal and devotion to his chosen profession is fast
forging to the front as one of the best musicians in this section of the
state. The vocal selections were by the
pupils of Mrs. Townsend, who had been attending our local conservatory, being
Miss Genevieve Mullen and Miss Anna Smith, both of whom have most pleasing
voices and on this occasion showed the effect of the good training they have
been receiving during the past year. WG
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