Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 25 Jan 1934, p. 27

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GEORGE SWIGART youig Wilmette violjuist, who is ai- ready well known to uorth shore mu- sic loyers through bis appearances before many clubs and organizations in this vîcinity and in joint recitals. with many prominent artists. In 1929 the juilliard foundation granted bim a scholarship, aud in 1930 and 1931 be studied viollu lin Germany. His recitals there and bis playing with tbe Swigart trio wou for him much euthusiastic pr aise f rom foreigu mu sic critics. Mr. Swigart bas appeared as solo- was thewinneir of two competitive contests sponsored liy that organiza- tiou, was accorded a full scholarship ber senior year, and was concert- meister of. the Amnerican Conserva-. tory Symphony for five- years. Since: her graduation Miss Haàmilton .bas studied with both Jacques Thibaud and Marcel. Chailley in Paris. Shebas aàppear.ed as soloist with the Little Symphony orchestra of ' Chicago, with the American Conservatory- Sym- phony, and with the Chicago Sym- phony at the graduation exercis es of the Amnerican, conservatory. Estelle Swigart Cello Mýiss Swigart, of Winmette, will beý principal cellist of the North Shore symiphony. As teacher of c ello, at the Chicgo coxservatory and the <ath- leen Air studios she is knowu to rnany, and by ber pupilson the north shore sbe is recognized as an accom- plished niusiciau. nois. Mr. Harper played Trier orchestra and the1 Illinois baud, He is a teacher iu the matbema ment at N'ew Trier.. present a s, depart- Ramsay Duif Double Bagss Mr.. Duif, of -Hubbard Woods, prin-, cipal double bass player,. attended'the Toronto conservat ory, University of Toronto. Hie studiedpiano audorgan with Richard Tattersail, t heory aud composition with Dr. Healey Willan, and-double bass .with Charles Rose, principal bass player. of -the Toronto Symphony.' Mr. Duif played iu the Torouto Cous. ervatory. orchestra aud also iu the orchestra, at T. W. Sur- sttes sumer school. He bas taugbt in Toronto, Concord, N. H., -and is at present supervisor of music at North Shore Country Day school. Robert Brown Viola Shariug the principal's position in the viola section is Robert Brown, young Keuilworth violiuist, formerly a pupil of Winifred TQwnsend Cree. When a studeut lu New Trier Higb schoo1l. h 2nparedas soloist*ith RR rHM&Enm Ralph Horween Vaola Mr. Horweeu, a Wiuuetkau, began his musical education at an early age. He had most of his training under Alexander Lukovsky. While attend- iuq Harvard college be was a mem- ber of the uuiversity orchestra. A lawyer by profession, he yet has con- siderable time for bis music and plays often with mny chamber music groups on tbe north shore. wnen ne gave the timerican pertorm-, ance of Czerwonky's concerto- for violin and orchestra. ln receut years he has studied with Richard . Czer- wonky. Mr. Swigart made bis debut two, years ago iu a recit al atj Kimball hall. At preseut he is on the faculty of the 'Chicago cpuservatory and the Kathleen Air studios., Thrnizh b is tnsterv of the violin. son,' .aevurixg 1v '..ncago lu 1931, Plate he secured a scholarsbip with Rich- M.Dlue fWlntei graduate of New Trier High school aud for the past few years bas been a member of the Chicago Civic or- chestra,.lHe bas charge of the wood wiuds in the Wilmette public schools I I and is also a member of the teiechinoe on concert tour such men as AI ett, and A. F.. ikier, W. ick- swigart of Chicago. *1quartet. tri anao Commerce orchestra, 3go Chii orchestra. I KATHflINR UAMU.?oeI trio:.and

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