Excerpt from Corps of Instructors: And Branches of Instruction
Is located at 822 North Broad Street, known as the finest thoroughfare in Philadelphia, and is accessible by the trolley cars on Thirteenth and Fifteenth Streets, Ridge Avenue, Girard Avenue and Fairmount Avenue. The Conservatory is within a short distance of the Pennsylvania Railroad Station, at Broad and Market Streets, and the Philadelphia and Reading Station, at Twelfth and Market Streets.
The Conservatory was founded in the year 1877, and by the rapid increase in the number of students, who came from nearly every State of the Union, and by the general interest taken by its friends and the citizens of Philadelphia in general, this Institution was incorporated in the year 1884. Since that time-from 1877 till now-a large number of students have been awarded Diplomas, among whom are excellent pianists, violinists, young composers, concert and opera singers, organists and conductors, who fill prominent positions, speak gratefully of it and place it among the best musical institutions in the country.
The Faculty Consists of well-known Instructors of the most celebrated institutions of musical learning, including the Royal Conservatory of Leipzig, Cologne, Amsterdam, Raff Conservatory at Frankfurt; also personal students, with such eminent masters as I. Moscheles, E.F. Richter, C. Reinecke, Humperdink, L.Plaidy, Theo. Coccius, W.Hess, J.Roentgen, I. Seiss, Dr. Wullner, Fr. Steinbach, Berger, Heuser, etc. The Director has always endeavored to have an efficient corps of Instructors.
Richard C. Schirmer completed his musical education at the Leipzing Conservatory. His teachers were Professors E. F. Richter, Louis Plaidy, O. Paul, Dr. Papperitz, Theo. Coccius and Carl Reinecke. He waqs also a private pupil of E. F. Richter and L. Plaidy. His special branches are Piano and Theory of music.
Mr. Schirmer will supervise the Piano Department, by hearing the pupils play, noting their progress and the thoroughness of their work. The teachers of this department will give written reports as to the attendance, the practice and the improvement of their pupils at the end of each term.
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