Walter Keller

Background

Keller, Walter was born on February 23, 1873 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Review William and Anna B. (Walther) Keller.

Education

Musical education, American Conservatory of Music, Chicago, 1891-1894, Royal Conservatory of Music, Leipzig, Germany, 1894-1896, and under Frederic Grant Gleason. Honorary Museum Doctor, De Paul University, 1916.

Career

Instructor in piano, Northwestern University School of Music, 1898-1904. Organist Saint Vincent’s Church, Chicago, 1903-1918. Instructor in organ and theory, Sherwood Music School, since 1906, director, since 1911.

Dean music department, DePaul University, 1912-1920.

Played organ concerts from Massachusetts to California, including Jamestown Exposition and Mormon Tabernacle, Salt Lake City. Organist Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist, 1922-1938.

Achievements

• Walter Keller has been listed as a noteworthy organist, composer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Guild Organists (dean Illinois chapter, 1914-1916).

Connections

Married Anna Marie Talbot, June 20, 1900. Married second, Helen Morris Barnes, August 26, 1938. Children: Robert Stewart, Charlotte Victoria, Richard Talbot, Margaret Anne.

Father:

Review William Keller

Mother:

Anna B. (Walther) Keller

Spouse:

Anna Marie Talbot

Spouse:

Helen Morris Barnes

child:

Margaret Anne Keller

child:

Robert Stewart Keller

child:

Richard Talbot Keller

child:

Charlotte Victoria Keller