Complex sentence: A native of Buffalo, New York, Herbert Witherspoon graduated from Yale University, where he performed in the Glee Club, in 1895; after leaving school he studied music with Horatio Parker, Edward MacDowell, and Gustav Stoeckel.
Split into simpler sentences: A native of Buffalo, New York, Herbert Witherspoon graduated from Yale University in 1895 where he had performed as a member of the Glee Club. After leaving school he studied music with Horatio Parker, Edward MacDowell, and Gustav Stoeckel.