Annie Louise David Explained

Annie Louise David
Birth Name:Annie Louise Berry
Birth Date:October 11, 1877
Birth Place:Boston, Massachusetts
Death Date:May 7, 1960
Death Place:San Francisco, California
Occupation:Harpist, music educator
Notable Works:Album of Solo Pieces for Harp (1916)

Annie Louise Berry David (October 11, 1877 – May 7, 1960) was an American harpist.

Early life and education

Annie Louise Berry was born in Boston, the daughter of Charles Franklin Berry and Emily Morgan Berry. As a young woman she trained as a pianist with Arthur Foote,[1] Emil Mollenhauer,[2] Heinrich Gebhard, and Edward MacDowell.[3] Her harp training was with Heinrich Schucker of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Career

David was a concert harpist, "the complete mistress of her intricate instrument".[4] She was based in New York,[5] [6] then in the San Francisco Bay area from the 1920s.[7] She toured with Alma Gluck, Sarah Bernhardt, Maggie Teyte, Olive Fremstad, and other singers.[8] She played a custom lavender-and-gold harp, and was sometimes promoted as the "Lavender Lady"[9] or "The Lady in Lavender". A 1921 reviewer said that "There is about Miss David's playing a certain refinement and elegance which is truly admirable" and "she was honored with the heartiest and warmest kind of reception".[10]

David was a founding member of the National Association of Harpists, and of the Northern California chapter of the association.[11] She compiled and edited a collection of harp scores, Album of Solo Pieces for the Harp (1916), with works by Beethoven, Hasselmans, Fauré, Donizetti, Sinding, and others.[12] Margaret Hoberg Turrell composed her Concerto in B flat minor for David, and Andre Kostelanetz wrote "Lake Louise" for her.

David also taught harp students,[13] including Anne Everingham Adams, principal harpist for the San Francisco Symphony and San Francisco Opera.[14] [15] She taught a master class in harp instruction at the Cornish School in Seattle in 1922.[16] [17]

Personal life

Berry married her manager, Walter C. David, in 1905;[18] they divorced in the 1910s. She died in 1960, in San Francisco, aged 82 years.[19]

Notes and References

  1. September 11, 1915 . Annie Louise David Potent Factor in Developing Harp as Solo Instrument . Musical America . 22 . 12.
  2. News: 1921-10-01 . Harpist and Soprano to Present Program for First Afternoon Meeting Stockton Musical Club Oct. 8th . 6 . Stockton Evening and Sunday Record . 2022-06-29 . Newspapers.com.
  3. News: 1932-01-24 . Program for Sonoma County Symphony Concert is Given . 9 . The Press Democrat . 2022-06-29 . Newspapers.com.
  4. Alexandre . Constance . September 17, 1921 . David-Woodworth Recital Pleases . Pacific Coast Musical Review . 40 . 4.
  5. August 27, 1921 . Annie Louise David Here from the East . Pacific Coast Musical Review . 40 . 3.
  6. December 27, 1923 . Annie Louise David Returns . Musical Courier . 87 . 23.
  7. September 3, 1921 . Davis-Woodworth Concert in Berkeley . Pacific Coast Musical Review . 22 . 4.
  8. September 3, 1921 . Annie Louise David at California . Pacific Coast Musical Review . 22 . 4.
  9. News: 1932-10-30 . 'Lavender Lady' Coming Here; Symphony Orchestra to Open Concert Season Here Friday . 6 . The Press Democrat . 2022-06-29 . Newspapers.com.
  10. Metzger . Alfred . September 10, 1921 . Annie Louise David's Fine Art . Pacific Coast Musical Review . 40 . 3.
  11. Hembreiker . Linda-Rose . 2019-01-01 . The Legacy of the Northern California Harpists Association . American Harp Journal . English . 13–18.
  12. Book: David, Annie Louise . Album of solo pieces for the harp . 1916 . Boston : Boston Music Co. ; New York : G. Schirmer . Harold B. Lee Library.
  13. November 15, 1923 . Annie Louise David Returning to New York . Musical Courier . 87 . 23.
  14. Book: Govea, Wenonah Milton . Nineteenth- and Twentieth-century Harpists: A Bio-critical Sourcebook . 1995 . Greenwood Publishing Group . 978-0-313-27866-2 . 4 . en.
  15. Web site: Harris . Patricia Adams . In Memoriam: Anne Everingham Adams, 1919–2013, Harpist, Teacher, Leader . 2022-06-29 . BACAHS: Bay Area Chapter of the American Harp Society . en-US.
  16. July 20, 1922 . Annie Louise David's Master Class Attracts Seattle Interest . Musical Courier . 85 . 41.
  17. July 27, 1922 . Annie Louise David Delights Seattle Audience . Musical Courier . 85 . 12.
  18. Book: The Musical Blue Book of America . 1915 . Musical Blue Book Corporation . 228 . en.
  19. News: 1960-05-08 . Mrs. David, Harpist, Dies Here . 52 . The San Francisco Examiner . 2022-06-29 . Newspapers.com.

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