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Eppert, Carl
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connected with Hebrew Union Col­lege. Was choir leader of the Cantor of Sgersch, Poland; Cantor of Tem­ple Beth Mordecai, Perth Amboy, N.J. Works: Three volumes of Can­tonal Anthology; Album of Jewish Folk Songs; Priestly Benediction, 1 and II; A Junior Sacred Service; Children s Suite for voice and piano. Home: 256 State Street, Perth Am-boy, N.J.
Eppert, Carl, composer, conductor; b. Carbon, Ind., Nov. 5, 1882. ASCAP 1941. Organized 1903 Terre Haute Symph. Orch. and conducted it 1903-07. To Germany 1907-14, studying composition and theory with Hugo Kaun, conducting with Nikisch and Kunwald. Guest conductor at Waldenberg and Goerlitz, Germany 1913. Dean of Theory at Wisconsin Cons., Milwaukee 1921-23. Founded Milwaukee Civic Orch. (conductor 1921-25) and Symph. Orch. (con­ductor 1926). Orch. works: Sym­phony of the City, symphonic cycle in four tone poems—Traffic, City Shadows, Speed, City Nights; A Lit­tle Symphony; Symphony of the Land; Timber (Juilliard Award); A Cameo Symphony; Symphony in G Minor; Image of America, Ballet of the Vitamins (Suite No. 1, first prize Chicago Symph. Orch., also Golden Jubilee Award; Suite No. 2); Esca­pade (musical satire); Concerto Grosso (woodwind quartet and string orch.); Escort to Glory; Argonauts of '49. For male chorus and orch.: The Fog Bell; The Road of the Bandar-Log; The Candle; A Ballad of Beo­wulf; Ah's Gwine to Heb'n. Also Kaintuckee, opera. Home: 1864 N. Cambridge Ave., Milwaukee 2, Wis.
Erdman, Ernie, composer; b. Pitts­burgh, Pa., Oct. 23, 1879; d. Rock-ford, 111., Nov. 1, 1946. ASCAP 1920. A natural pianist; in youth became
active in popular music in Chicago, pianist of "Original New Orleans Jazz Band." On professional staff music publishers, Chicago; pioneer in exploitation of songs through com­munity singing in theaters, using slides on screen. Songs: "Toot Toot Tootsie"; "Nobody's Sweetheart"; "Jean"; "At the High Brown Babies' Ball"; "Underneath Hawaiian Skies"; "Ireland and Someone I Love"; "No No Nora"; "The Waltz That Made You Mine"; "Sail On, Silvery Moon"; "I'm Going Back, Back, Back to Carolina"; "The Little Red School." Address: Estate, c/o ASCAP.
Erdody, Leo, composer, author, con­ductor, violinist; b. Chicago, 111., Dec. 17, 1888; d. Los Angeles, Calif., April 5, 1949. ASCAP 1942. Began music at six; violin with Joachim and Wirth, conducting and composition with Max Bruch at Royal High School of Music, Berlin, where he was ad­mitted at sixteen. First public appear­ance in recital at eight. Composer and conductor, motion-picture studios. Composer and librettist of two operas, Peasants Love and The Terrible Meek. For piano: Dream Thoughts, Random House; Two Novelettes; Russian Rhapsody. For violin and
S iano: Violinsticks; Song of the Vheat. Songs: "Dreams Have I Dreamed"; "Only a Song"; "Never to Know"; "My Heart Is the Garden"; "Come Along"; "A Little Song of Love"; "My Dream Rose"; "Love Is In the Air"; "Another Rainbow"; "Where is Love?"; "A Garden by the Sea"; "Senorita Chula." Address: Estate, c/o ASCAP.
Erickson, Jack, composer, author, pianist; b. Somerville, Mass., Jan. 15, 1898. ASCAP 1942. Songs: "Snow-flakes"; "Was Last Night My Last Night With Your; "Behind the Hills"; "Down by the Old Rustic Well"; "Moonlight in Bilo"; "Why