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Leslie Lindsay Chapel Emmanuel Episcopal Church 15 Newbury Street The Chapel is a memorial to Leslie Lindsay of Boston, given by her parents. While honeymooning on board the Lusitania, Leslie and her English husband, Stuart Mason, drowned when their ship was torpedoed off the Irish coast by German submarines on May 7, 1915. The Gothic style chapel was completed in 1924. |
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Beach (1867-1944) is one of America's most noted composers. Her work, which
has been revived in recent years, is enjoying a new popularity. She began her
career as a concert pianist, but after her marriage to Dr. Henry Harris Beach,
she turned her talents to composition. When her Mass in E flat major, which
took three years to complete, was performed by the Handel and Haydn Society
with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in February 1892, it was the first work by
a woman to be performed by the Society. In the same year her aria for an alto
soloist was the first work by a woman to be performed by the New York Symphony
Orchestra. Her standing as a composer led her to be commissioned to write the
Festival Jubilate for chorus and orchestra which was played at the dedication
of the Woman's Building during Chicago's 1892 World's Columbia Exposition. Beach's
Gaelic Symphony was performed by orchestras throughout the country. In 1900,
she premiered her own piano concerto with the Boston Symphony and later performed
it in Europe. In addition to her larger pieces, Beach composed choral works,
piano pieces, and over 150 popular songs. |
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BB24: The College Club 44 Commonwealth Avenue Founded in 1890, the College Club is the oldest women's college club in the United States. It was founded by nineteen Boston women who were members of the National Association of Collegiate Alumnae (now the American Association of University Women). Their goal was to support higher education for women and to offer members a place to meet. The Club continues to provide scholarships for women. |
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