Sher’wood

(1) Wm. Hall, Lyons, N. Y., Jan. 31,' 1854—Chicago, Jan. 7, 1911; noteworthy pianist and teacher of piano; son and pupil of Rev. L. H. Sherwood, founder of Lyons Mus. Acad.; pupil also of Heimberger, Pychowski and Wm. Mason; studied 5 years under Th. Kullak, Weitzmann, Wuerst and Deppe (Berlin), Richter (Leipzig), K. Doppler and Scotson (Stuttgart) and Liszt (Weimar); début with succ., Berlin; returned 1876 to the U. S., and toured with great succ.; teacher N. E. Cons., Boston, later, New York; 1889. Chicago, as head of the pf.-section of the Cons.; 1897, founded ‘‘Sherwood Piano Sch.”; 1887. he m. his pupil, Estella F. Adams, also pianist; pub. pf.-pcs. (2) Percy, b. of English parents, Dresden, May 23, 1866; pupil of Hermann Scholtz (pf.); later of Dresden Cons.; concert-pianist and until ro914, teacher, Dresden Cons.; later active in London; c. pf.-pcs.