Ruth Stuber Jeanne
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Ruth Stuber Jeanne was an American
marimbist, percussionist, violin
ist, and arranger
. On April 29, 1940, she and Orchestrette Classique
, an all female orchestra, premiered the Concertino for Marimba and Orchestra by American composer Paul Creston
. The performance was at Carnegie Hall. Creston wrote Concertino for Stuber and dedicated it to the orchestra's director, Frédérique Petrides , who asked Creston to compose it. Creston was in the Audience. The 1940 program notes stated that Concertino was "the only work ever written for this instrument in serious form." Jeanne was a tympanist with Orchestrette Classique
.
(1901–1998) was her first marimba teacher. She played in Musser’s 100-piece Marimba Orchestra for the 1933 World’s Fair
in Chicago. Then in 1936, Stuber moved to New York City
where she studied marimba with George Hamilton Green
and timpani with George Braun, who had been a percussionist (tympanist) with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra from 1920 to 1954.
Both Ruth and Armand are buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, Granville, Ohio
.
United States
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marimbist, percussionist, violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist, and arranger
Arranger
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. On April 29, 1940, she and Orchestrette Classique
Orchestrette Classique
Orchestrette Classique, later called Orchestrette of New York was an American chamber orchestra in New York made up of women musicians. Frédérique Petrides , a pioneering woman conductor who led other orchestras in New York, founded it in 1932 and served as its conductor until it ceased in 1943...
, an all female orchestra, premiered the Concertino for Marimba and Orchestra by American composer Paul Creston
Paul Creston
Paul Creston was an Italian American composer of classical music.Born in New York City to Sicilian immigrants, Creston was self‐taught as a composer. He was an honorary member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia music fraternity, initiated into the national honorary Alpha Alpha chapter...
. The performance was at Carnegie Hall. Creston wrote Concertino for Stuber and dedicated it to the orchestra's director, Frédérique Petrides , who asked Creston to compose it. Creston was in the Audience. The 1940 program notes stated that Concertino was "the only work ever written for this instrument in serious form." Jeanne was a tympanist with Orchestrette Classique
Orchestrette Classique
Orchestrette Classique, later called Orchestrette of New York was an American chamber orchestra in New York made up of women musicians. Frédérique Petrides , a pioneering woman conductor who led other orchestras in New York, founded it in 1932 and served as its conductor until it ceased in 1943...
.
Training
In 1933, while living in Chicago, Stuber acquired her first marimba, and, in her words, "just took off!" Clair Omar MusserClair Omar Musser
Clair Omar Musser was a marimba virtuoso, a conductor and promoter of marimba orchestras, a composer, a teacher, a designer of keyboard percussion instruments, an inventor, and an engineer for Hughes Aircraft.-Early career:...
(1901–1998) was her first marimba teacher. She played in Musser’s 100-piece Marimba Orchestra for the 1933 World’s Fair
Century of Progress
A Century of Progress International Exposition was the name of a World's Fair held in Chicago from 1933 to 1934 to celebrate the city's centennial. The theme of the fair was technological innovation...
in Chicago. Then in 1936, Stuber moved to New York City
New York City
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where she studied marimba with George Hamilton Green
George Hamilton Green
George Hamilton Green, Jr. was a xylophonist, composer, and cartoonist born in Omaha, Nebraska. He was born into a musical family, both his grandfather and his father being composers, arrangers, and conductors for bands in Omaha. From age four G.H...
and timpani with George Braun, who had been a percussionist (tympanist) with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra from 1920 to 1954.
Family
In 1941, Ruth Stuber married Armand L. Jeanne (b. 14 June 1911, Cornol, Switzerland; d. 16 Sept. 16, 1968). Ruth and Armand had two sons:- Robert Lawrence Jeanne, PhD (born 1942) (married Louise)
- Richard Armand Jeanne (born 1944) (married LaVerne in 1971)
Both Ruth and Armand are buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, Granville, Ohio
Granville, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,167 people, 1,309 households, and 888 families residing in the village. The population density was 790.4 people per square mile . There were 1,384 housing units at an average density of 345.4 per square mile...
.