Edith May Aab

Edith May Aab , also Edith Aab (born May 1, 1875 in Hartford , Connecticut , United States ; † April 19, 1963 ibid) was an American singer and vocal teacher in the alto and mezzo-soprano voices .

Life

Edith May Aab's parents were Charles Edwin Aab and Katherine Aab b. Elsworth. Edith May Aab attended a public school in Hartford and took private singing lessons from the age of 14. Her teachers were Alfred Rogerson Barrington (around 1860-1919) in Hartford, Emilio de Gorgoza (1872-1949), an American baritone of Spanish origin, the conductor and composer Franz Xavier Arens (1856-1932), the singing teacher Oscar Saenger (1868- 1929) and the conductor and singing teacher Percy Rector Stephens (1876–1942). She recognized her calling to be a vocal teacher early on and studied in New York City for fourteen years. During this time, she commuted from Hartford to New York City on the first three days of the week. She made her singing debut at the age of seventeen at Unity Hall in Hartford. She gave many concerts and recitals and appeared in various oratorios with the opera baritone Reinald Werrenrath (1883–1953), the tenor John Barnes Wells (1880–1935), the bass baritone Edgar Schofield (1889–1961) and others. In January 1915 she sang the alto part in a performance of the oratorio Messiah by Georg Friedrich Händel at The Waterbury Choral Club with Wells, Schofield and the soprano Clara Oakes Usher. She was known throughout New England as a concert singer . For eleven years she was alto soloist in the Asylum Hill Congregational Church and sang in the synagogue Congregation Beth Israel . She was a founding member of Bethany Lutherian Church and a board member of the Treble Clef Club in Hartford, which later became the Hartford Oratory Society . She was also a member of several music and choral societies in Hartford and an honorary member of the Dorcas Society . In 1908 she opened a singing school, The Aab Studio, in West Hartford , Connecticut . In 1930 her nephew, the tenor and vocal teacher George Wynne Jones, joined the studio as a partner. Her students included her nephew and tenor John Wynne Byrnes. In 1918 its address was 76 Tremont Street, Hartford, Connecticut. She died at Hartford Hospital on April 19, 1963, at the age of 87 . Her niece, Norna Schoenborn, and her nephew George Wynne Jones were her next of kin.

literature

Edith May Aab . In: César Saerchinger (Ed.): International who′s who in Music and Musical gazetteer . 1st edition. Current Literature Pub. Co., New York 1st edition 1918 p. 9 (English)
Edith May Aab. In: Lee Stern (Ed.): Who is who in Music: A Complete Presentation of the Contemporary Musical Scene, with a Master Record Catalog . Lee Stern Press, 1951 p. 1 (English)

Web links

Individual evidence

^ Connecticut Death Records Index. Retrieved September 26, 2017 (The Connecticut Death Records Index lists the date of her death as April 19, 1963).
↑ Saerchinger, p. 9: “singer (contralto) and vocal teacher; b. Hartford, Conn. "
↑ Stern p. 1: "American voice teacher and coach, Mezzo-soprano."
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Saerchinger, p. 9.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Miss Edith Aab died at Age 87, Singer, Teacher . In: The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Connecticut April 21, 1963, pp. 34 (English, newspapers.com ).
^ Complimentary Song Recital . In: Hartford Courant . Hartford, Connecticut February 27, 1895, p. 6 (English, newspapers.com ).
↑ ^a ^b Aab Vocal Studio marking fortieth anniversary here . In: The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Connecticut October 17, 1948, p. 59 (English).
^ The Library of Congress: History of Waterbury and the Naugatuck Valley, Connecticut . Chicago, New York The SJ Clarke Publishing Company, 1918 ( archive.org [accessed September 26, 2017]).
↑ star p. 1
^ Music - University of Toronto: International who's who in music and musical gazetteer . New York, Current Literature Pub. Co ( archive.org [accessed December 2, 2017]).
↑ Lee Stern: Who is who in Music: A Complete Presentation of the Contemporary Musical Scene, with a Master Record Catalog . Lee Stern Press, 1951 ( google.de [accessed December 2, 2017]).

personal data
SURNAME	Aab, Edith May
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Aab, Edith
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American singer and vocal teacher with alto and mezzo-soprano voices
DATE OF BIRTH	May 1, 1875
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hartford , Connecticut , United States
DATE OF DEATH	April 19, 1963
Place of death	Hartford , Connecticut , United States

[1] Connecticut Death Records Index. Retrieved September 26, 2017 (The Connecticut Death Records Index lists the date of her death as April 19, 1963).

[2] Saerchinger, p. 9: “singer (contralto) and vocal teacher; b. Hartford, Conn. "

[3] Stern p. 1: "American voice teacher and coach, Mezzo-soprano."

[:3-4] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Saerchinger, p. 9.

[:1-5] Miss Edith Aab died at Age 87, Singer, Teacher . In: The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Connecticut April 21, 1963, pp. 34 (English, newspapers.com ).

[6] Complimentary Song Recital . In: Hartford Courant . Hartford, Connecticut February 27, 1895, p. 6 (English, newspapers.com ).

[:2-7] Aab Vocal Studio marking fortieth anniversary here . In: The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Connecticut October 17, 1948, p. 59 (English).

[8] The Library of Congress: History of Waterbury and the Naugatuck Valley, Connecticut . Chicago, New York The SJ Clarke Publishing Company, 1918 ( archive.org [accessed September 26, 2017]).

[9] star p. 1

[10] Music - University of Toronto: International who's who in music and musical gazetteer . New York, Current Literature Pub. Co ( archive.org [accessed December 2, 2017]).

[11] Lee Stern: Who is who in Music: A Complete Presentation of the Contemporary Musical Scene, with a Master Record Catalog . Lee Stern Press, 1951 ( google.de [accessed December 2, 2017]).