Bertram Currier

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Bertram H. Currier (born 1874/1875 – died May 10, 1934) was a Munich, Germany-born musician. His father was the famous American artist Joseph Frank Currier (1843–1909). Currier was a distant relative of Nathaniel Currier, the 19th century lithographer.

The eldest of three children, he learned to play cello and other stringed instruments with the Boston Symphony Orchestra for many years. He led an orchestra and string quartet during the Boston's off season.[1]

Family

His wife, Olga Brandenberg Currier, majored in piano and graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music. Both were composers and music teachers, and operated a family music school in Newton, Massachusetts. They had five children, including singer/actress Jane Morgan.

Death

Bertram H. Currier died on May 10, 1934, aged 59, in Newton.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Musicianguide.com biography by Francis D. McKinley; accessed February 2009
  2. ↑ New York Times notice of death of Bertram Currier (registration/subscription required)
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