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Charles Hutton: Newfoundland's Greatest Musician and Dramatist 1861-1949
Paul Woodford
Price: CDN$19.95
ISBN: 0-920021-03-4
Creative Printers and Publishers Ltd.
8.5 X 5.5 inches
62 Pages
Published in 1983
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Book Description
Charles W. Hutton (1861-1949) has been described as Newfoundland's greatest
musician and dramatist and the greatest impresario and music teacher the
city [of St. John's] was ever to know. . .He left behind
him as rich a heritage as any man in any Canadian city. Over a musical career
spanning sixty years Hutton was responsible for annual productions of operettas,
choral and orchestral concerts and served as Professor of Music to the Roman
Catholic schools of St. John's and the Newfoundland Normal School.
In 1883 he created his own musical agency which he continued to operate
until his retirement and which has remained in the Hutton family
down to the present day - a total of 100 years.
Charles Hutton was Newfoundland's most prolific composer of serious music in his day
and in 1922 he produced an historically significant phonograph
recording. As organist and choirmaster at the Roman Catholic Cathedral
of St. John the Baptist, he trained and directed one of the elite musical
ensembles in the capital city.
In recognition of his long service and devotion to church and country, Charles Hutton
was awarded a Papal decoration in 1925 and in 1941 was
appointed to the Order of the British Empire.
About the Author
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