Bertha Weber

Bertha Anna Weber (March 31, 1887 – April 17, 1961) was an American composer and organist.^[1]

Life and career

Weber was born in New Baden, Illinois,^[2] to John and Elizabeth Weber.^[3] The family moved to Pomona, California, in 1887. Weber studied music at Pomona College, the University of Southern California, and in Europe.^[4] She was an organist at Pomona First Presbyterian Church in 1907, and later at Trinity Methodist Church for a number of years. She moved to Berkeley and maintained a studio at the Hotel Claremont there from around 1924 until she moved to Oakland in 1947. She continued composing and giving music lessons and recitals^[5] until her death in 1961, when she committed suicide by stepping in front of a train.^[6] She was a member of the professional music fraternity Sigma Alpha Iota.^[7]

Works

Weber's compositions were published by Willis Music Company.^[8] They include:

Opera

The Mysterious Characters of Mr. Fu (1932)^[9]

Vocal

"Abraham Lincoln"^[10]
"Angels and Shepherds Song"
"Lincoln So Brave and True"

References

^ Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International Encyclopedia of Women Composers (Second, revised and enlarged ed.). New York. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Weber, Bertha (October 16, 2020). "Northern California Composers". sfpl.org. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
^ Weber, Bertha Anna (October 16, 2020). "Ancestry® | Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History Records". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
^ "Bertha Weber Obituary". Pomona Progress-Bulletin. April 23, 1961. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
^ The Lyre of Alpha Chi Omega. Alpha Chi Omega. 1933.
^ "Railroad Suicide Identified as Noted Pianist and Composer". Oakland Tribune. April 22, 1961. p. 2. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
^ Pan Pipes of Sigma Alpha Iota. G. Banta Publishing Company. 1967.
^ Colby, Frank Harvey (1942). The Pacific Coast Musician.
^ Wlaschin, Ken (2006). Encyclopedia of American Opera. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-2109-6. OCLC 61707101.
^ Western Journal of Education. Vol. 31. Harr Wagner Publishing. 1925. p. 3.

[1] Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International Encyclopedia of Women Composers (Second, revised and enlarged ed.). New York. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[2] Weber, Bertha (October 16, 2020). "Northern California Composers". sfpl.org. Retrieved October 16, 2020.

[3] Weber, Bertha Anna (October 16, 2020). "Ancestry® | Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History Records". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved October 16, 2020.

[4] "Bertha Weber Obituary". Pomona Progress-Bulletin. April 23, 1961. Retrieved October 16, 2020.

[5] The Lyre of Alpha Chi Omega. Alpha Chi Omega. 1933.

[suicide-6] "Railroad Suicide Identified as Noted Pianist and Composer". Oakland Tribune. April 22, 1961. p. 2. Retrieved October 17, 2020.

[7] Pan Pipes of Sigma Alpha Iota. G. Banta Publishing Company. 1967.

[8] Colby, Frank Harvey (1942). The Pacific Coast Musician.

[9] Wlaschin, Ken (2006). Encyclopedia of American Opera. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-2109-6. OCLC 61707101.

[10] Western Journal of Education. Vol. 31. Harr Wagner Publishing. 1925. p. 3.

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