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James Hamilton Howe
James Hamilton Howe (November 14, 1856 in Boxford, Massachusetts – April 12, 1934 in Seattle, Washington) was a pianist and the first Dean of the Music School at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana when it was founded in 1884. Education James Hamilton Howe graduated from the College of Music of Boston University Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with its original campu .... Depauw University During the first year of his term, Howe gave two lecture-recitals on the “History of Pianoforte Technique” and “My System of Pianoforte Technique,” and gave the first recital the School of Music offered. Professors of Piano Glen Sherman, Claude Cymerman, and Lorna Griffitt repeated that exact program as a part of the School of Music's centennial celebration in 1984. Over the next 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxford, Massachusetts
Boxford is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town's population was 8,203 in 2020. The original town center of Boxford, along with East Boxford and other areas in the eastern part of the town, comprise the census-designated place of Boxford. History Native Americans inhabited northeastern Massachusetts for thousands of years prior to European colonization of the Americas. At the time of contact, the area that would become Boxford was controlled by Agawam sachem Masconomet, but the Agawam would experience severe population loss from virgin soil epidemics, especially in 1617–1619, killing an estimated 50–75% of the indigenous population in the region. Although Boxford was settled by Europeans in 1646, it was not until 1700 that the selectmen of Boxford would pay Masconomet's grandson Samuel English nine pounds for the rights to the town land. Europeans first settled in Boxford in 1646 as a part of Rowley Village ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
