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Edna Baxter Bruner
A young woman with light skin and dark hair, holding a violinEdna Baxter Bruner, from a 1927 publication
BornJuly 6, 1894
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedOctober 23, 1978 (age 84)
Hammond, Indiana, U.S.
Occupation(s)Violinist, music educator

Edna Baxter Bruner (July 6, 1894 – October 23, 1978) was an American violinist, pianist, and music educator. She taught violin and piano students at the Chicago Piano College and the Hammond School of Music.

Early life and education

Bruner was born in Chicago, the daughter of Otis Willard Bruner and Maude Baxter Bruner. Her mother was a pianist and music educator.

Career

Bruner toured the United States and Canada as a violinist. She and her mother both taught at the Chicago Piano College (later known as the Hammond School of Music), in Chicago and in Hammond, Indiana. She was head of both the piano and violin departments at Hammond after her mother died in 1941. She continued teaching, and was principal of the Hammond school through the 1950s.

She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Hammond Historical Society.

Personal life

Bruner died in 1978, at the age of 84, in Hammond, Indiana.

References

  1. Daughters of the American Revolution (1929). Linage Book of the Charter Members of the Daughters of the American Revolution (revised). p. 249.
  2. ^ "Heads Piano Classes". The Times. 1941-06-05. p. 6. Retrieved 2025-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Studio Notes". The Times. 1930-09-30. p. 10. Retrieved 2025-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Beldon, Agnes (September 18, 1924). "Weekly Commentary; Chicago Piano College Offers Evening Courses". Musical Leader and Concert Goer. 48 (12).
  5. "Chicago Piano College Presents Bruner Pupils" Music News 21(July 26, 1929): 6.
  6. Gillespie, Margaret. "Edna Baxter Bruner" Music News 21(December 20, 1929): 18c.
  7. "Bruner Studios". Music News. 19: 45. March 18, 1927.
  8. "Recital at Chicago Piano College Tonight; Maude Bruner and Edna Bruner Present Piano and Violin Pupils". The Times. 1933-06-15. p. 8. Retrieved 2025-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Bruner Students of Violin and Piano Present Recital". The Times. 1941-02-25. p. 26. Retrieved 2025-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "To Present Music Students". The Times. 1942-06-19. p. 47. Retrieved 2025-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Edna Bruner Pupils to Give Recital Monday". The Times. 1955-06-12. p. 31. Retrieved 2025-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Bruner Piano, Violin Pupils to Give Recital". The Times. 1958-06-06. p. 35. Retrieved 2025-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Obituary for Edna Baxter Bruner". The Times. 1978-10-27. p. 22. Retrieved 2025-01-10 – via Newspapers.com.
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