Alexander McCurdy

Alexander McCurdy Jr.
McCurdy at Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, 1940s
McCurdy at Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, 1940s
Background information
Birth nameAlexander McCurdy Jr.
Born(1905-08-18)August 18, 1905
Eureka, California
DiedJune 1, 1983(1983-06-01) (aged 77)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genresclassical music
Occupation(s)organist, choirmaster, educator
Instrumentorgan
Years activec.1915[1]–1972

Alexander McCurdy Jr. (August 18, 1905 in Eureka, California – June 1, 1983 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an organist and educator who taught a generation of America's most-prominent performers.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Wilm was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Alexander McCurdy Jr., Organist", Burr Van Atta. The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 3, 1983, p.12-D.
  3. ^ The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music, Don Michael Randel, editor. Harvard University Press, 1996, p.530–531. ISBN 978-0-674-37299-3
  4. ^ Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Centennial Edition, Nicolas Slonimsky, editor emeritus. Schirmer, 2001. ISBN 978-0-028-65525-3