Wilma Anderson Gilman | |
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Born | Wilma Hortensia Anderson July 9, 1881
Cresco, Iowa, U.S. |
Died | September 12, 1971 |
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Spouse |
Charles Lewis Gilman
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m. 1907; died 1930) |
Children | 2 |
Wilma Anderson Gilman ( née, Anderson; July 9, 1881 – September 12, 1971) was an American concert pianist, music teacher, and clubwoman. After making her debut in Brussels, she appeared in concerts in 34 U.S. states. [1] Gilman was the first Minnesota musician asked to play as a soloist with the Minneapolis Symphony. [2]
Wilma Hortensia Anderson was born in Cresco, Howard County, Iowa, July 9, 1881. [a] [b] She was the daughter of Andrew Edward Anderson (1852-1929) and Lavina N. (Nichols) Anderson (1847-1931). Her siblings were: Evelyn, Edward, Ernest, and Don. [3] The family lived in a small town in North Dakota, coming to Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1890. [2]
She attended grade and private schools in Minneapolis, taking lessons on the piano. When twelve years old, she made a concert trip with the Hutchison Family and the Ski-U-Mah Quartet. In 1896, she went with her sister, Ruth Anderson, to Europe for further music study and remained there four years. [2] She received an additional two years of private schooling. [1]
On returning to the U.S., Gilman made several concert trips throughout the country, studying and playing in New York City between trips. [2]
Since making Minneapolis her permanent home, she was active in the music profession as a concert pianist, teacher, and clubwoman. With T. P. Giddings, Minneapolis Public Schools music supervisor, she worked out a system of piano class teaching which was used in many of the largest cities of the U.S. Gilman was also a teacher of piano and music literature in the MacPhail School of Music. [2] She was a member of Minnesota State Music Teachers Association. [1]
Gilman was for several years chair of the music committee of the Minnesota Federation of Women's Clubs. She served on the Executive Board of the Minnesota Thursday Musical Club. [1] She was active in various other organizations whose service was toward raising the standard and cooperation of the music profession. She was also a member of the St. Anthony Falls chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. [2]
On June 20, 1907, in Hennepin County, Minnesota, she married Charles Lewis Gilman (1882-1930). They had two children, [2] Frances Wilma Gilman (1914–2010) and Clark A. Gilman (1917–?). [3]
Mr. and Mrs. Gilman owned a second home in a forested area of northern Minnesota, which she wrote about in The Minnesota Horticulturist. [5]
Gilman was ranked an expert shot. She favored woman suffrage. In religion, she was Presbyterian. [1]
Wilma Anderson Gilman died September 12, 1971. [4] Her correspondence and memoirs are held by the Minnesota Historical Society. [6]
Wilma Anderson Gilman | |
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Born | Wilma Hortensia Anderson July 9, 1881
Cresco, Iowa, U.S. |
Died | September 12, 1971 |
Occupations |
|
Spouse |
Charles Lewis Gilman
(
m. 1907; died 1930) |
Children | 2 |
Wilma Anderson Gilman ( née, Anderson; July 9, 1881 – September 12, 1971) was an American concert pianist, music teacher, and clubwoman. After making her debut in Brussels, she appeared in concerts in 34 U.S. states. [1] Gilman was the first Minnesota musician asked to play as a soloist with the Minneapolis Symphony. [2]
Wilma Hortensia Anderson was born in Cresco, Howard County, Iowa, July 9, 1881. [a] [b] She was the daughter of Andrew Edward Anderson (1852-1929) and Lavina N. (Nichols) Anderson (1847-1931). Her siblings were: Evelyn, Edward, Ernest, and Don. [3] The family lived in a small town in North Dakota, coming to Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1890. [2]
She attended grade and private schools in Minneapolis, taking lessons on the piano. When twelve years old, she made a concert trip with the Hutchison Family and the Ski-U-Mah Quartet. In 1896, she went with her sister, Ruth Anderson, to Europe for further music study and remained there four years. [2] She received an additional two years of private schooling. [1]
On returning to the U.S., Gilman made several concert trips throughout the country, studying and playing in New York City between trips. [2]
Since making Minneapolis her permanent home, she was active in the music profession as a concert pianist, teacher, and clubwoman. With T. P. Giddings, Minneapolis Public Schools music supervisor, she worked out a system of piano class teaching which was used in many of the largest cities of the U.S. Gilman was also a teacher of piano and music literature in the MacPhail School of Music. [2] She was a member of Minnesota State Music Teachers Association. [1]
Gilman was for several years chair of the music committee of the Minnesota Federation of Women's Clubs. She served on the Executive Board of the Minnesota Thursday Musical Club. [1] She was active in various other organizations whose service was toward raising the standard and cooperation of the music profession. She was also a member of the St. Anthony Falls chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. [2]
On June 20, 1907, in Hennepin County, Minnesota, she married Charles Lewis Gilman (1882-1930). They had two children, [2] Frances Wilma Gilman (1914–2010) and Clark A. Gilman (1917–?). [3]
Mr. and Mrs. Gilman owned a second home in a forested area of northern Minnesota, which she wrote about in The Minnesota Horticulturist. [5]
Gilman was ranked an expert shot. She favored woman suffrage. In religion, she was Presbyterian. [1]
Wilma Anderson Gilman died September 12, 1971. [4] Her correspondence and memoirs are held by the Minnesota Historical Society. [6]