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Madi Bacon
Maria "Madi" Helena Bacon (1906 - 2001) was an American musician, choral conductor, educator and athlete. She was founder of the San Francisco Boys Chorus (SFBC). The SFBC was the first boys' repertory chorus in the nation. Bacon served as the music director of the group until her retirement in 1972. She lived in Berkeley, California from 1946 until her death, teaching voice and conducting until the last few years. She believed in and practiced equal opportunity and inclusion. She was an avid tennis player, and mountain climber. Family Bacon was born in Chicago on February 15, 1906 and was the daughter of Dr. Charles Sumner Bacon and Marie Francisca Emile von Rosthorn, an Austrian countess. Her father was chairman of the obstetrics and gynecology department at the University of Illinois. She had four older brothers, one of whom died in infancy. One of her brothers was the composer Ernst Bacon, for whom she was a relentless champion. Bacon's mother tutored her at home until she was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernst Bacon
Ernst Lecher Bacon (May 26, 1898 – March 16, 1990) was an United States of America, American composer, pianist, and Conductor (music), conductor. A prolific author, Bacon composed over 250 songs over his career. He was awarded three Guggenheim Fellowships and a Pulitzer Prize for Music, Pulitzer Scholarship in 1932 for his Second Symphony. Personal life Bacon was born in Chicago, Illinois, on May 26, 1898 to Maria von Rosthorn Bacon (sister of Alfons von Rosthorn and Arthur von Rosthorn) and Dr. Charles S. Bacon. At the age of 19, he enrolled at Northwestern University where he pursued a degree in mathematics. After three years of study, he moved to the University of Chicago. Bacon finished his education at the University of California at Berkeley, where he received a master's degree for the composition of ''The Song of the Preacher'' in 1935. Bacon met his future wife Ellen, a soprano singer, when he was 70 and she was 26 at 10,000 feet on a Sierra Club trip in Kings Canyon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |