Olive Nelson Russell

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Olive Nelson Russell (28 September 1905 - 30 March 1989) was an American composer, organist, and pianist who wrote works for chorus, organ and piano. [1] [2] [3]

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Life and career

Russell was born in Albert Lea, Minnesota, to Lora and Emil Nelson. She married Clarence Russell in 1935. Their son is the author Dick Russell. She studied music in Paris, and at the Sherwood Music School (today Columbia College) and the American Conservatory of Music, both in Chicago. Her teachers included Robert Casadesus and Yves Nat. [4] [5]

As a pianist, Russell performed in France (Bordeaux and Paris) and throughout the United States (Beloit, Dallas, Chicago, Houston, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, and New York). As a church organist, she worked in Chicago, Kansas City, and Minneapolis. She was a keyboard instructor at MacPhail College of Music from 1942 to 1947, and at the University of Missouri Kansas City from 1961 to 1971. Russell also gave a keyboard workshop at the El Paso Institute of the Arts in 1974. [4] [6] Russell died on 30 March 1989 in Aurora, Colorado. [7]

Russell composed organ and choral works suitable for church performance, and teaching pieces for piano. She often collaborated with Ethel Tench Rogers. Many of her piano pieces were included in pedagogy collections. Her works were published by Belwin Mills Publishing Corp., CPP/Belwin Inc., Harold Flammer Inc., J Fischer & Bro., ProArt Publications, and Summy Birchard. [8] [9] [10] [11]

List and compositions

Choral

Organ

Piano

References

  1. ↑ Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers. 2: Sai - Zyb, Appendices (2. ed., revised and enl ed.). New York: Books & Music. p. 606. ISBN   978-0-9617485-1-7.
  2. ↑ Russell, Olive Nelson. "U.S. Social Security Death Index". ancestry.com. Retrieved 28 Sep 2023.
  3. ↑ Heinrich, Adel (1991). Organ and harpsichord music by women composers: an annotated catalog. Music reference collection (1. publ ed.). New York: Greenwood Pr. p. 319. ISBN   978-0-313-26802-1.
  4. 1 2 "Russell, Olive Nelson (September 28, 1915-April 23, 1935) | Special Collections and Archives Finding Aids". finding-aids.library.umkc.edu. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  5. ↑ Russell, Dick (2009-02-02). Black Genius: Inspirational Portraits of African-American Leaders. Skyhorse. ISBN   978-1-62636-646-6.
  6. ↑ Cooper, Brad (Aug 1974). "Around the State: El Paso". Texas Monthly. 2 (8): 120.
  7. ↑ "Obituary for Olive Nelson Russell". Wisconsin State Journal . Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "RUSSELL, OLIVE NELSON Archives". The Leupold Foundation. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  9. ↑ Rogers, Ethel Tench; Russell, Olive Nelson (1965). ProArt All Organ Method. ProArt Publications.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1967). Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. pp. 4, 166, 402, 408, 511, 544, 548, 658, 669.
  11. 1 2 Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions. Library of Congress, Copyright Office. 1943. p. 858.
  12. ↑ Flatau, Carole. Blue Ribbon Encyclopedia, Level 2: Favorite Piano Solos. Alfred Music. p. 3. ISBN   978-1-4574-6143-9.
  13. ↑ Clark, Frances; Goss, Louise; Holland, Sam. The Music Tree: Students' Choice, Part 4: A Plan for Musical Growth at the Piano. Alfred Music. ISBN   978-1-4574-0051-3.
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