Felix Borowski, Slovene composer. Member American Society Composers, Authors, Publishers.
Background
Felix Borowski was of Polish descent but was born in the English village of Burton-in-Kendal, Westmorland. His father, who was quite a musician, was of distinguished Polish stock. His mother was English and very accomplished in music.
His father gave him his first instruction on the piano as well as on the violin.
Education
Studied music 1st under private masters. Graduate Conservatoire, Cologne, Germany, in violin, pianoforte and composition: lived in London until 1897.
Career
He is also known as professor of Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas at Chicago Musical College during a period between 1918-1922. He then taught the piano and the violin for a while in Aberdeen, Scotland. At this time Borowski had begun to publish smaller compositions for piano and violin.
In 1896, Borowski moved to the USA to become Director of the Chicago Musical College. His connection with this musical college continued until 1925 when he resigned to devote himself to private teaching and to composition. During his working life in the U.S.A. he was a composer, teacher, and newspaper critic in Chicago.
He was the programme annotator for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1908-1956, and the CSO holds a collection of his original compositions as well as arrangements by him of the works of others.
Membership
In 1917, he was elected as an honorary member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia music fraternity.
Connections
Married Edith Frances Grant, October 9, 1897 (died March 22, 1916).; married second, Elsa Kanne, August 9, 1920. Children: Olga, Leopold.