| Carlo Alberto Sperati | |
| Birth Date: | December 29, 1860 |
| Birth Place: | Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway |
| Death Place: | Decorah, Iowa |
| Resting Place: | Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, Iowa |
| Occupation: | Composer, music professor |
| Father: | Paolo Sperati |
| Relatives: | Robert Sperati, Lulli Sperati |
Carlo Alberto Sperati (December 29, 1860 – September 12, 1945) was a Norwegian-American composer and music professor.[1] [2] [3]
Sperati was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway,[4] [5] the son of the conductor Paolo Sperati.[6] He went to sea in 1877, and then enrolled in theological studies at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa in 1884.[6] He graduated in 1888.[4] [5] He married Emma Hoffoss in 1891 and became a priest in the Lutheran church that same year.[4] [5] He became a teacher in Tacoma, Washington in 1894, and he also worked at Pacific Lutheran University,[6] where, among other events, he conducted a band that played on Mount Rainier.[7]
Sperati is best known for his work at Luther College, where he was a professor of music from 1905 to 1943.[4] [5] He conducted the Luther College Concert Band on tours in Europe and the United States.[8]
Sperati Point in North Dakota was named after Carlo Sperati in honor of a visit by the Luther College Band in 1927.[9] [10]
Luther College's Carlo A. Sperati Award is named after Sperati.[8]