Florence Austin

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Florence Austin
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Austin from a 1908 publication
Background information
Born(1884-03-11)March 11, 1884
Galesburg, Michigan
DiedSeptember 1, 1927(1927-09-01) (aged 43)
Fairchild, Wisconsin
Genres Classical
Occupation(s)Concert performer, violin teacher
Instrument(s) Violin

Florence Austin (March 11, 1884 – September 1, 1927) was an American violinist.

Contents

Early life and education

Austin was born in Galesburg, Michigan, [1] the daughter of Edward Eldee Austin and Ella J. Austin. Her father was a surgeon and medical school professor; her sister Marion became an organist and composer under the name M. Austin Dunn. [2]

Austin began studying the violin in Minneapolis at age seven, and went to New York at age 14. [3] There, she studied for several years under Henry Schradieck (1846–1918) and Camilla Urso (1840–1902). [3] She concluded her musical studies under Ovide Musin (1854–1929), with whom she went abroad to enter the Royal Conservatory at Liège (Belgium), under his instruction. [3] The following year she received the first prize in the violin contest with the largest number of competitors in the history of that institute. [3] She received the medal from Eugène Ysaÿe, who was one of the judges. [4]

Career

After her graduation from the Liège Conservatory, she made a successful European debut, followed by performances throughout the United States, including as a member of the Women's String Quartet. [5] She made a coast-to-coast tour in 1910 and 1911. [3] In 1914, she played to acclaim at the Maine Music Festival; later in 1914, she gave a recital at New York's Aeolian Hall. [6] She made another Western tour for the 1916-1917 concert season. [7] In 1920, she toured in a trio with a soprano and a pianist, sponsored by the National Society for Broader Education. [8] [9] Her sister sometimes accompanied her on piano. In 1922, after the sisters performed together in Minneapolis, a reviewer noted Florence Austin's "large and beautiful tone, artistic phrasing, and ample technic". [10]

She was selected by Ovide Musin to serve at the head of the violin department of the “Musin Virtuoso School” of Newark. [3] Her students gave a recital at Aeolian Hall in 1908. [11]

Personal life

Austin died in 1927 in a railroad accident in Fairchild, Wisconsin, aged 43 years. [12]

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References

  1. Baker, Theodore; Remy, Alfred (1919). Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians. G. Schirmer. p. 35. OCLC   19940414.
  2. "Dr. Edward Eldee Austin". Musical Courier. 87: 17. August 23, 1923.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hanaford, Harry Prescott; Hines, Dixie (1914). Who's who in Music and Drama: An Encyclopedia of Biography of Notable Men and Women in Music and the Drama. H.P. Hanaford. p. 29.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  4. "Florence Austin, Violinist". Musical Courier. 56: 32. January 29, 1908.
  5. "Late Greater New York News". Musical Courier. 56: 26. January 8, 1908.
  6. "Florence Austin's Maine Success". Musical Courier. 69: 36. October 28, 1914.
  7. "Florence Austin". The Violinist. 20: 384. September 1916.
  8. "Florence Austin and Concert Party on Successful Tour". Musical America. 31: 36. March 20, 1920.
  9. "Florence Austin in West". Musical America. 31: 17. April 24, 1920.
  10. "The Thursday Musicale Presents Artists". Musical Courier. 85: 46. December 7, 1922.
  11. "Florence Austin Students' Recital". Musical Courier. 56: 27. May 27, 1908.
  12. "Austin, Florence" in Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Eighth Edition, revised by Nicolas Slonimsky (New York: Schirmer Books, 1992), p. 67.