Harris, (William) Victor
Harris, (William) Victor
Harris, (William) Victor, American pianist, organist, conductor, teacher, and composer; b. N.Y., April 27, 1869; d. there, Feb. 15, 1943. He was a student of Charles Blum (piano), William Courtney (voice), Frederick Schilling (composition), and Anton Seidl (conducting). He was first active as a church organist in N.Y.; later he was conductor of the Utica Choral Union (1893–94) and the St. Cecilia Club in N.Y. (1902–36); he also was active as an accompanist and teacher. He wrote some orch. music, piano pieces, a cantata, and quartets for Men’s and Women’s Voices, but became best known for his numerous solo songs.
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