Arrillaga Musical College

Arrillaga Musical College
TypeMusic college
Active1877–1940s
FounderSantiago Arrillaga
Location
2315 Jackson Street
,
San Francisco
,
California
,
United States [1]

37°47′33″N 122°26′00″W / 37.79254°N 122.43328°W / 37.79254; -122.43328

Arrillaga Musical College was an American music college in San Francisco. Established in the 1877 by Santiago Arrillaga, Arrillaga Musical College remained in operation until the 1940s.[2][3][4][5][6]

History

Music by Santiago Arrillaga (1912) published by Arrillaga Musical College

Arrillaga Musical College was founded in 1877 by Santiago Arrillaga (1847–1915), a Basque pianist and composer.[1][2][5] Based at 2315 Jackson Street, the college later expanded across Jackson and Fillmore Street.[4] In 1911, the college was incorporated by Santiago Arrillaga and his son Vincent de Arrillaga (1879–1958), an organist and music teacher.[7][8]

A recital hall with a Johnson organ was installed in 1914.[4][5] Following Arrillage's death in 1915, the dictatorship of the college was passed to Vincent de Arrillaga.[2][4][8][9][10] Fernando Michelena (1858–1921), a Venezuelan born tenor and the father of Vera Michelena and Beatriz Michelena, served as the college's president.[8][10]

Between 1924 and 1925, a second organ was installed.[4] The Great Depression caused the college financially hardship, and was the administration of the college was eventually taken over by the Works Progress Administration.[4] During this period Vincent Arrillaga remained as the college's nominal director.[4] The College was subsequently liquidated during the 1940s.[4][6]

Notable alumni

Notable faculty

  • Adolph Rosenbecker, conductor and violinist[8]
  • Howard E. Couper, academic of music literature[13]

References

  1. 1 2 American College and Private School Directory (Volume 7; Volume 9 ed.). The Society. 1914.
  2. 1 2 3 Watson, C. J. (June 9, 2016). "Tales from Basques in the United States: Santiago Arrillaga, an atypical Basque immigrant". William A. Douglass Center for Basque Studies Blog. Reno, Nevada: University of Nevada, Reno. Archived from the original on November 18, 2019.
  3. ↑ Miller, Leta E. (April 10, 2012). Music and Politics in San Francisco: From the 1906 Quake to the Second World War. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520268913 – via Google Books.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Schoenstein, Louis J (1977). "Pipe Organs of San Francisco". Memoirs of a San Francisco Organ Builder. San Francisco, California: Cue Publications. pp. 340–341. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 Musical Association of San Francisco (1928). San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. 1928–1929 Eighteenth Season. p. 174. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  6. 1 2 Educational Institutions Approved by the Attorney General in Accordance with Section 4(E) of the Immigration Act of 1924. Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Justice. August 20, 1945. p. 4. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Arrillaga, Vincent, 1879-1958". ArchivesSpace at Western Michigan University Libraries. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Arrillage Musical College". Pacific Coast Music Review. XXVIII (24): 31. 1915. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Pacific Coast Musical Review". A. Metzger. April 10, 1922 – via Google Books.
  10. 1 2 "Arrillage Musical College". Pacific Coast Music Review. XXXV (1): 2. 1918. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  11. ↑ Miguel Ficher; Martha Furman Schleifer; John M. Furman (October 16, 2002). Latin American Classical Composers: A Biographical Dictionary. Scarecrow Press. p. 17. ISBN 978-1-4616-6911-1.
  12. ↑ "María Mendoza de Baratta". Diccionario de la Música (in Spanish). Grupo Enciclo. December 18, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
  13. ↑ "General Register". April 10, 1936.
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