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Ruth Barrett Phelps (October 21, 1899 - August 30, 1980) was an American organist whose career included both theatre organ and church performance.

Ruth was born on October 21, 1899 in Albany, New York.[1] She was a pupil of Lynnwood Farnam.[2]

In 1926 she was a resident organist at the Colony Theatre in New York City.[3] She moved to the Cameo Theatre in 1928.[3] While in New York she performed concerts of classical music at Aeolian Hall.[3]

She married Laurence I. Phelps, an organ builder, and from this point on performed as Ruth Barrett Phelps.[3][4] She became the principal organist at The First Church of Christ, Scientist by 1950, the Aeolian-Skinner organ installed during her tenure was designed by her husband.[4][5][6] As a result, she became one of Boston's prominent musicians, and made recordings and national radio broadcasts from the church.[7][8] She was dean of the Massachusetts chapter of the American Guild of Organists.[6] In addition to the church work she gave concerts of classical music.[9]

Ruth Barrett Phelps died on August 30, 1980 in San Mateo, California.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Additional Dates and Information". A Directory of Composers for Organ. John Henderson.
  2. ^ Hawke, H. William (December 16, 2013). "Lynnwood Farnam". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d Landon, John W. (January 1985). "Biographical Dictionary of Theatre Organists". Theatre Organ. 27 (1): 40. ISSN 0040-5531.
  4. ^ a b Barnes, William Harrison; Gammons, Edward B. (1970). Two Centuries of American Organ Building. J. Fischer & Bro. p. 111. OCLC 856647447.
  5. ^ "Obituaries: Lawrence Phelps". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. April 9, 1999. p. B7 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ^ a b "Church Organists of the Nation Want Better Pay". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont. June 24, 1950. p. 1 – via newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Koontz, Jonathan (November 27, 1955). "Local Man Makes Good at 78". The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach, Florida. p. 29 – via newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Radio Highlights". The Miami News. Miami, Florida. November 28, 1960. p. 5B – via newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Music This Week". Boston Globe. June 2, 1968. p. A-25 – via newspapers.com.
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