William Waugh Lauder (1858 – 1931) was a Canadian pianist, music critic, teacher, virtuoso, essayist, and lecturer.[1]
Early life and education
William Waugh Lauder was born in Oshawa, United Province of Canada, in 1858.[2][lower-alpha 1] He was of Scotch, Huguenot and German descent— Armstrong ("Belted Will") and Brechleugh, Scotch; the historian Grotius, German; the Huguenot noble De Toof, French. His parents were, Abram William Lauder a parliamentarian and barrister; and Maria Elise Turner Lauder, a travel writer.[4]
His mother was Lauder's sole teacher until he was eleven years old.[4] After traveling in Europe with his parents,[4] he became a pupil of Franz Liszt.[3]
Career
Lauder was pianist of the Toronto, Canada, "Philharmonic Society"; leader of the Anglican Choir of Leipzig, Saxony; member of the "Riedel Verein" of Leipzig; of the St. Caecilia Society of Rome, Italy. He trained choruses in Bloomington, Cincinnati, and London. He served as director of music of Helmuth College, Canada; of Eureka College, Illinois; of Cincinnati Wesleyan College, and Ohio Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati; and Professor of the New England Conservatory of Boston. He was a leading critic, teacher and virtuoso of Chicago; special critical correspondent to the Musical Courier from Chicago for the World's Columbian Exposition, and organist and choirmaster of the Central Church of Christ, Chicago.[5]
Notes
References
- ↑ Musical Courier 1891, p. 792.
- ↑ Canadian University Music Society 1997, p. 27.
- 1 2 Liszt, Saffle & Street-Klindworth 2000, p. 428.
- 1 2 3 Willard & Livermore 1893, p. 452.
- ↑ Eureka College. Alumni association 1894, p. 207.
Attribution
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Eureka College. Alumni association (1894). A History of Eureka College with Biographical Sketches and Reminiscences. Illustrated (Public domain ed.). Christian publishing Company.- This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Musical Courier (1891). Musical Courier. Vol. 23 (Public domain ed.).
- This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Willard, Frances Elizabeth; Livermore, Mary Ashton Rice (1893). A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred-seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women in All Walks of Life (Public domain ed.). Charles Wells Moulton.
Bibliography
- Canadian University Music Society (1997). Revue de Musique Des Universités Canadiennes. Canadian University Music Society = Société de musique des universités canadiennes.
- Liszt, Franz; Saffle, Michael; Street-Klindworth, Agnes (2000). Franz Liszt and Agnes Street-Klindworth: A Correspondence, 1854-1886. Pendragon Press. ISBN 978-1-57647-006-0.