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| Eugénie-Émilie Juliette Folville (1870-1946)
TRANSCRIPTION
Stella Maris1 Oct. 29th3 My dear Mrs. Jennings,
Many thanks for you kind letter— [Truly or Faithfully yours] J.M. Folville4 NOTES: 1.
Stella Maris - Latin
for "Star of the Sea," was probably 2. #72 Princess Road is just to the north of County Gates 3.
No year given, but probably between 1914 and 1918. Since she states 4. Why
she uses the middle initial "M." is unknown at this time. ABOUT THE COMPOSER
Eugénie-Emile Juliette Folville was born in Liége, Belgium on January 5, 1870. She was taught music by her father very early. She showed a great even prodigious talent for the violin. He debut as a concert violinist was in Liége in 1879. Her Chant de Noël was performed at the Liége Cathedral when she was 17. She continued giving violin and piano concerts in Belgium and northern France. She went to England in 1888. She was appointed as a professor of music at the Liége Conservatory in 1898. In 1914 she lived in Bournemouth, England and returned to Europe after the conclusion of World War I. She died in Dourgne, (Tarn), France on October 28, 1946. Folville's works include: Two piano sonatas, two books f songs, a piano quartet, three orchestral suites, a violin concerto, a two-act opera, "Atala," a symphonic poem, motets, a piano concerto and many pieces for organ and piano. Rev.01/25/2004
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