William Albert Beller
William Albert Beller (19 July 1900, in Burlington, Wisconsin – 20 February 1986) was an American concert pianist and professor of music at Marquette University and Columbia University. He was deemed a musical prodigy when he was 4 years old. He had also taught piano at the Bronx House Music School in the 1930s. Formal training. In 1916, Beller won scholarship at the Chicago Musical College, where, in 1917, he received a Senior Diploma with the "Diamond Medal for Excellence in Scholarship." In 1918, he received a "Graduate Medal;" and in 1921, a Bachelor of Music degree with  a prize of a grand piano. At some point (upon one of his graduations) he received a Gold Medal. Beller studied piano (i) 2 years with Arthur L.J. Frazier (1881–1973), (ii) with Howard Wells in Chicago, (iii) with Tobias Matthay and, (iv) in 1926, with Josef Lhevinne in New York under a Juilliard fellowship. Concert work in New York. When Beller arrived in New York, he was represented by NBC Artists Service (aka National Broadcasting and Concert Bureau), George W. Engles (1890–1963), Managing Director, RCA Building, New York City. Teaching positions. Beller also taught piano in Hartford, Ann Arbor, and  Chicago. Beller also maintained a private studio at Carnegie Hall. Students. Columbia University Private lessons (outside of Columbia) The Chicago days. In 1925, while in Chicago, Beller worked for Lyon & Healy and was a Duo-Art artist.