About Luther Orlando Emerson
Lived 1820 – 1915 (aged 95). Luther Orlando Emerson was an American composer, conductor and music teacher.
Luther Orlando Emerson (3 August 1820 - 29 September 1915) was an American musician, composer and music publisher.
Biography Emerson was born in Parsonsfield, Maine, on August 3, 1820, to Luther Emerson and Elizabeth Usher. He attended Parsonsfield Seminary and Effingham Academy, originally planning to be a doctor. Later he studied music under Isaac Woodbury. He taught for eight years in Salem, Massachusetts. He then served as organist and musical director in various churches in Massachusetts, and was the director of about 300 musical festivals and conventions.
Emerson died September 29, 1915,
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United States composer (1820-1915)
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Luther Orlando Emerson was born on 3 August 1820 in Maine.
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Luther Orlando Emerson died on 29 September 1915 in Massachusetts.
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