Barrère, Georges. (1876-1944)

Rare Signed Photograph

Scarce signed 8 X 10 inch photograph of the highly influential flute player, shown conducting "The Barrere Little Symphony."

"Georges Barrere holds a preeminent place in the history of American flute playing. Best known for two of the landmark works that were written for him--the Poem of Charles Tomlinson Griffes and Density 21.5 by Edgard Varese--he was the most prominent early exemplar of the Paris Conservatoire tradition in the United States and set a new standard for American woodwind performance." (Nancy Toff, "Monarch of the Flute") (3381)
Signed Photograph
Classical Music