Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 August 1898 — Prof- Hemmersbach is Coming Back. [ARTICLE]

Prof- Hemmersbach is Coming Back.

The management of St. Joseph’s College has succeed in engaging Mr. Charles Hemmersbaoh for another year as professor of music. The work of Mr. Hemmersbaeh was highly satisfactory to the college officials during his former engagement of two years: That his services will be even more valuable now canriot be doubted since Mr. Hemmersbaeh has increased his abilities as a performer and instructor by a very strict course of study for two years under the best artists of Vienna. This famous old capital of Austria was the musical metropolis of Europe in the classic times of music, when Beethoven, Schubert> and other great masters dwelt there. It has since then been frequently forced to relinquish its superiority, because great composers chose to live in other cities, especially Paris, Leipsic and Weimar but Vienna is now again in the ascendancy. The greatest artists and critics of the present time, Brahms, Brack, Hauslick, and others, the two former being now dead, have made Vienna their home, because of the congeniality of its musical atmosphere, the people being fond of music and exceptionally well educated to appreciate good music. Indications are that some years hence, Vienna may have to cede its supremacy in matters musical to an American city, either to New York, Boston, Cincinnati or St Louis. A city of the size of Rensselaer could not offer inducements to a pianist of Mr. Hemmersbach’s ability, but being fortunate in having a college located near the city* Rensselaer’s students of music can have the services of one of the best pianists and instructors in the country. Professor Hemmersbach accepted but few pupils during his former stay at the college, but he is willing to accept a larger number now. He is expected to arrive at the college on the Ist of September.