Mamie Hilyer

Mamie Hilyer (née Nichols; 20 December 1863 – 14 December 1916) was an African American pianist and promoter of classical music, who founded the Treble Clef Club and the Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Choral Society (1901) in Washington D.C., playing a significant role in nurturing the district's musical culture.

Early life Mamie Elizabeth Nichols was born in the District of Columbia on 20 December 1863. in 1886. born on 15 April 1891. Gale Hilyer attended Howard University, followed by the University of Minnesota, graduating in 1912 and becoming a lawyer. He helped to establish an NAACP branch in Minneapolis. left

The Treble Clef Club In 1897, Hilyer founded the Treble Clef Club: an 'important group that offered leadership in the community by presenting annual concerts and encouraging young musicians'. The group brought together professional women musicians and teachers of music, interested in study and self-development. Another founding member was Harriet Gibbs Marshall. to form, in 1901, the Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Choral Society, having met Coleridge-Taylor - a renowned Black British composer, conductor, and violinist - on an overseas trip, It noted Hilyer's prominent role in the 'musical life of the capitol'.