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Herbert Reynolds Inch (1904 -1988)
TRANSCRIPTION:
124 West 93 St.
New York 25, N.Y.
Dec. 1, 1951
Dear Miss Lyon:
Thank you for your kind invitation to the concert of the St. Cecilia Club on December 11.
I should like very much to attend, if formal dress is not required (since I shall have to
come
directly from another engagement), and would appreciate it if you would send me two
tickets.
Sincerely yours,
Herbert Inch
ABOUT THE
COMPOSER:
Herbert Reynolds Inch, a composer and music teacher was born in Missoula, MT November 25 1904.
Inch studied music at the University of Montana and at the Eastman School of Music
Rochester NY (1925-28) where he worked under Edward Royce and Howard Hanson. He taught
theory at Eastman (1930-31) and left to compose under a fellowship at the American
Academy, Rome (1931-34). From 1935-38, he was reference assistant at the New York Public
Library Music Division. In 1937 he joined the faculty of Hunter College, NYC and remained
there until his retirement in 1965. He was PhD, MusD, and FAAR. He married Miriam
Hirschenbaum and they had at least one daughter. In 1946 he received the Ernest Bloch
Award and was visiting professor at the University of Michigan 1949. Inch died
April 14, 1988 in La Jolla, San Diego, CA.
THE COMPOSER'S WORKS:
Variations a modal Theme for Orchestra (1927),
Suite for Small Orchestra (1929),
Dirge for the Year for mixed chorus a cappella (1930),
Quintet for piano and strings (1930),
Symphony (1932)
Mediterranean Sketches for String quartet (1933)
To Silvanus for orchestra (1933),
Homily for piano, violin and cello (1934),
Piano Sonata No.1 (1935)
String Quartet (1936)
Serenade for chamber orchestra (1936)
Piano Concerto (1940)
Sonata for violin and cello (1941)
Answers to a Questionnaire for orchestra (1942)
Song of Liberation for women's chorus and piano (1943)
Northwest Overture (1943)
Three Conversations for string quartet (1944)
Return to Zion for women's chorus (1945),
Piano Sonata No. 2 (1946)
Violin Concerto (1947)
Symphonietta No.1 (1948)
Symphonietta No.2 (1950)
Piano Trio (1963)
Piano Sonata No. 3 (1966)
-- From The Encyclopedia
of American Music and Who's Who in Music (London:1972)
Rev. 01/12/2004
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