Artists

Ahmad Jamal

Date of Birth: 
July 2, 1930
Date of Death: 
April 16, 2023

Jamal, a Pittsburgh native who toured the world, was a composer and virtuoso of jazz piano and cited as as a major influence by none other than Miles Davis.

Baynham, Edward G. (Gladstone)

Date of Birth: 
1901
Date of Death: 
October 19, 1974

Edward Gladstone Baynham was an American educator, historian, and author.

Black, Robert (Carlisle)

Date of Birth: 
April 28, 1950
Date of Death: 
November 14, 1993

Robert Carlisle Black was an American conductor, pianist, and composer. 

Boyd, Charles N. (Newell)

Date of Birth: 
December 2, 1875
Date of Death: 
April 24, 1937

Charles N. (Newell) Boyd was American music educator, organist, and music theorist.

Burrell, Dave

Date of Birth: 
September 10, 1940

Dave Burrell is a jazz pianist and composer.

Christy, Edwin Pearce

Date of Birth: 
November 28, 1815
Date of Death: 
May 21, 1862

Cooper, George

Date of Birth: 
May 14, 1840
Date of Death: 
September 26, 1927

George Cooper was an American poet, lyricist, and composer. 

Dear Friends

Date of Birth: 
1982
Date of Death: 
2000

Dear Friends was the ensemble-in-residence at the Stephen Foster Memorial at the University of Pittsburgh from 1982 through 2000. The ensemble was originally devoted to performing 19th century American Music, much of which was drawn from the University's Center for American Music's Foster Hall Collection, but expanded their repertory to reflect the diverse musical life of 19th and 20th century America, as well as traditional European and Latin Music.

Finney, Theodore M. (Mitchell)

Date of Birth: 
March 14, 1902
Date of Death: 
May 19, 1978

Theodore M. (Mitchell) Finney was a musicologist and educator.

Foerster, Adolph M. (Martin)

Date of Birth: 
February 2, 1854
Date of Death: 
1927

Adolph Martin Foerster was born to German immigrant parents in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on February 2, 1854. His father, Emil Foerster, was a highly regarded portrait painter who painted many of the most well known local figures of the day. His mother, Elise Marie Noll, was a native of Frankfurt and an accomplished pianist. In addition to Adolph, they had one other child, Julius.

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