Background
Gillette, James Robert was born on May 30, 1886 in Roseboom, New York, United States. Son of Willard and Carrie (Hess) Gillette.
organist composer and conductor
Gillette, James Robert was born on May 30, 1886 in Roseboom, New York, United States. Son of Willard and Carrie (Hess) Gillette.
B.M., Syracuse University, 1913.
Debut as concert organist, at Syracuse, 1913. Guest organist, Chautauqua Summer School, New York, 1916, 19, 24. Soloist National Association Organists’ Convention, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1916, Philadelphia, 1922.
Soloist Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, 1917, and of Sesquicentennial Exposition, Philadelphia, 1926. Recitals throughout United States. Professor organ and college organist, Carleton College, 1923-1937.
Founder, 1923, and conductor, 1923-1938, Carleton Symphony Band. Organist and choirmaster, First Presbyterian Church, Lake Forest, Illinois, since 1939.
Member American Society Composers.
Married Mildred Bennett, June 9, 1914. Children: Ruth Sprague, James Robert.