Julia Rebeil Explained

Julia Rebeil
Birth Date:May 17, 1891
Birth Place:Arizona
Death Date:October 18, 1973
Death Place:Tucson, Arizona
Occupation:Professor of music, University of Arizona

Julia Marie Rebeil (May 17, 1891 – October 18, 1973) was an American musician and music educator, and a professor at the University of Arizona from 1920 to 1969.

Early life

Julia Marie Rebeil was born in Tucson, Arizona[1] in 1891, the daughter of Andrés Rebeil and Concepcion (Chonita) Redondo Rebeil. Her father, who was born in France, was a merchant and bank president in Tucson.[2] Her maternal grandparents were born in Mexico.[3] She was part of the musical community of early Tucson residents, including the Ronstadts.[4]

Rebeil graduated from St. Joseph's Academy in Tucson, and earned a bachelor's degree (1918) and a master's degree at the Chicago Musical College, and pursued further musical studies at the Fontainbleau Conservatory in Paris.

Career

Rebeil performed internationally as a concert pianist.[5] She also played and taught violin.[6] In 1917, she won a national contest for young artists trained in the United States, sponsored by the National Federation of Music Clubs.[7] She went to France in 1919 with the War Recreation Board, to entertain American troops.[8]

Rebeil joined the music department at the University of Arizona in 1920,[9] and was head of the piano program from 1926 to 1953.[10] She became a full professor in 1930.[11] Among her students were pianist and composer Ulysses Kay,[12] [13] music professor Walton Smith Cole,[14] and pianist Constance Knox Carroll.[15]

Rebeil retired from university teaching in 1969. She served on the boards of the Arizona State Music Teachers Association[16] and Tucson's Saturday Morning Musical Club.[17]

Personal life

Rebeil died from a heart attack in 1973, aged 82, at her home in Tucson. The Julia Rebeil Memorial Scholarship was established at the University of Arizona soon after her death.[18]

Notes and References

  1. News: 1919-03-09. Miss Julia Rebeil, In Charge of Next Program of Tucson Club, One of Southwest's Leading Musicians. 9. Arizona Daily Star. 2020-07-15. Newspapers.com.
  2. News: 1915-12-22. Andres Rebeil. 4. Arizona Daily Star. 2020-07-15. Newspapers.com.
  3. Sheridan. Thomas E.. Noriega. Joseph. 1984. From Luisa Espinel to Lalo Guerrero: Tucson's Mexican Musicians Before World War II. The Journal of Arizona History. 25. 3. 285–300. 41859599. 0021-9053.
  4. News: 1935-01-31. Mrs. Luz Villaescusa, Pioneer of Tucson District is Dead. 14. Arizona Daily Star. 2020-07-15. Newspapers.com.
  5. News: 1936-12-13. Noted Pianist to Play Here. 21. Arizona Republic. 2020-07-15. Newspapers.com.
  6. Book: The Musical Blue Book of America. 1919. Musical Blue Book Corporation. 8. en.
  7. April 1917. National Federation Contest for Young Artists. The Musical Monitor. 6. 449.
  8. April 4, 1919. Reuter. The Music News. 11. 5.
  9. News: 1930-02-02. Julia Rebeil in Chicago Recital. 14. Arizona Daily Star. 2020-07-15. Newspapers.com.
  10. News: King. Rex. 1953-02-16. Julia Rebeil to Present Faculty Concert Tonight. 12. Arizona Daily Star. 2020-07-15. Newspapers.com.
  11. News: 1973-10-19. Julia Rebeil Dies; Retired Professor. 49. Tucson Daily Citizen. 2020-07-15. Newspapers.com.
  12. Web site: Ulysses Kay: Twentieth Century Composer. 2020-07-15. Columbia University Libraries Online Exhibitions.
  13. Cairns. Elliott S.. Fall 2014. Rediscovering an American Master: The Ulysses Kay Papers. American Music Review. 44.
  14. Web site: Howe. Richard. 2016-03-02. Dr. Walton Smith Cole, M.M.. 2020-07-15. Hayes School of Music, Appalachian State University. en.
  15. Web site: March 2003. Carroll Performs in Friends of Music Series April 2003. 2020-07-15. Centenary College of Louisiana.
  16. https://repository.asu.edu/attachments/170831/content/Meeting_Agendae_1939_1954.pdf Arizona State Music Teachers Association, board meeting agenda
  17. News: 1920-05-07. Miss Julia Rebeil is Chief Hit of Martin Program. 4. Tucson Citizen. 2020-07-15. Newspapers.com.
  18. News: 1973-10-26. Scholarship Honors the Late Julia Rebeil. 21. Tucson Citizen. 2020-07-15. Newspapers.com.

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