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Name |
Borowski, Felix |
Born |
March 10, 1872 |
Birthplace |
Burton-in-Kendal, Westmoreland, England |
Places of residence |
Lake Bluff was probably a summer residence for Borowski; he lived at 3513 Madison, Chicago, with wife Edith in 1910, and at 156 E Superior, with wife Elsa in Chicago in 1930. Cologne, Germany England, UK |
Titles & honors |
Professor of Musicology at Northwestern University from 1937-1942 |
Nationality |
British |
Education |
Studied Violin and Composition in England, UK and Cologne, Germany |
Occupation |
Composer, Writer, and Educator Held dual positions in Composition and Violin at the Chicago Music College. He became President of the college from 1916-1925. Wrote program annotations for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for 48 years, from 1908 until his death in 1956. He was a music reviewer for many Chicago newspapers beginning in 1906, including the Evening Post, Sun, and Record Herald. |
Role |
Writer |
Publications |
Composed three symphonies, three string quartets, an opera, and many works for piano, violin, organ, and voice; his compositions were played by the CSO at both Symphony Center and Ravinia. His papers are held at the Newberry Library in Chicago. His most frequently published work was Adoration, a piece for violin and piano written in 1898. |
Relationships |
Frederick Stock - music director of the Chicago Symphony Florenz Ziegfield - founder of the Chicago Music College |
Spouse |
Edith Grant (in Aberdeen, Scotland), Elsa Kanne (of Peoria in 1920) |
Children |
Two |
Notes |
Child prodigy with the violin. The Lake Bluff Chat of Sept. 3, 1910 : "Felix Borowski, a famous musician whose compositions have been published in Ladies Home Journal, lives on Racine (Ravine) Avenue." |
