Background
Engstrom, Adolph was born on September 2, 1880 in Fredrickstad, Norway. Son of Andreas and Amanda (Petterson) Engstrom.
Engstrom, Adolph was born on September 2, 1880 in Fredrickstad, Norway. Son of Andreas and Amanda (Petterson) Engstrom.
Voice student Cosmopolitan School Music, Chicago, 1904-1913.
1 son, Doctor Ralph West. Came to the United States 1885, naturalized 1900. Studied voice with noted teachers in Minneapolis, Chicago, New New York Tenor soloist in churches Minneapolis, 1900-1904, Chicago, 1904-1906.
Evanston, 1906-1911, Minneapolis and Saint Paul, 1917-1919.
With Innes Orchestral Band 1911, Lyceum Tour 1911-1912. Concerts, oratorios, and with New York Symphony, 1915.
Professor voice, Benton Harbor, Michigan School of Music, 1911-1912, Grinnell College, Iowa, 1913-1917, Minneapolis Northwestern Conservatory and Minnesota College, Minneapolis, 1917-1919, Saint Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1919-1948.
Married Gretchen Louise Bueckling, July 26, 1910.