Milford chronicle., 1922-09-01
Chautauqua Company
All French

"a maps b4S AuOSJ interesting =
fact about the personnel of the
Boston-Little Symphony, which
comes to Chautauqua on the
second day, aside from their emf
nent talents along musical lines,
is the fact that all the members
OF the company are natives Of
France and received most of their
musical training there.
MADAME CLAIRE MAGER
Studied music at an early age
took piano course with Alfred
Cortot, the great French pianist.
Entered the famous conservatory
OF music in Paris to study singing
with Prof. Duvernoy. Two years
after, she left the conservatory to
prepare her operatic career with
Prof. Sautet.
She sang in Paris and various
French cities. Was engaged at the
Opera COmique when the war
broke out. She then devoted her
self to Red Cross concerts and en-
tertainments for the wounded sol
diers.
Mr.. GEORGES MAGER
"a veteran of the French Army)
After he was awarded the first
prize at the Paris Conservatory of
Music in 1906 he devoted himself
to singing and studied many years
IN Paris, giving concerts in Paris
and different parts of France. At
the end of the war he was selected
by the French Government to
come to the United States and
Canada as tenor singer with the
French Army Band and visited
numerous American cities.
Mr.. GEORGES MIoUELLE
"a veteran of the French Army)
Georges Miquelle was born at
Lille, France, on March oath, 1896.
He began the study of music at
the age of five and entered the
Solfeggio Glass at the "Lille Con-
servatoire" in 1908. He started on
the cello when he was six years
OF age and entered the cello class
at above named school under the
celebrated master, Emile Dienne
(himself being a pupil of the great
teacher and 'cellist, Servais), in
1904.
He won the first prize for cello
playing in 1910, having been
awarded the same reward for Sol
feggio in 1909.
MADAME RENEE LoNeY-
MIQUELLE
Renee Longy-Miquelle was born
in Paris, France, on June 18th,
1897. Her first teacher. when she
was but child of four, was her
iather, Georges Longy, the world
artist, with whom she
took up the study of Solfeggio,
Oboe and Piano.
AT the age Of eight she began to
specialize in piano giving up the
Dboe entirely), studying with.
3erthe Grosjean in Abbeville, and
college at the same time,
rom where she graduated in 1909.
In the fall of that year she
eturned to Paris to complete her
musical education, studying piano
With Maurice Dumesnil (19O9-
S14), and also with Alfredo Ca
ella (1913-1914).
In September, 1914, she came to
he United States and, upon the
equest of Mr.. Chadwick director
the New England Conservatory
Music), she accepted the direc-
on of class in Eurythmics there.
he resigned that position in 1917,
be exclusively connected with
lie Longy School (founded in 1915
her father, of which she is
DIV a director.
MISS LUCILLE CoLLETTE
a dainty little French girl VINO
absolute mistress of the violin"
One of the treasured remem-
'ances Of Miss Collette is a letter
h1ch the late Pugno wrote to Sir
enry Wood, Of London, concern
g her. Just before Pugno died
Le played at the Sale Femina
e Max Bruch Concerto for violin
th orchestra, directed by Xavier
'roux, and two weeks later she
aged the Mozart Concerto for
anO, Pugno himself playing the
part on a second piano.
This young lady has had an
traordinary education. Besides
rsuing her violin studies with
e professors of the Conserva-
ire, she studied the piano so
rd that she attracted the atten-
n Of Pugno, who took her as
pupil, and she then achieved