Theodora Troendle

Theodora R. Troendle (October 19, 1893 – June 12, 1972)^[1] was an American composer,^[2] pianist,^[3] and music educator who composed a piano concerto, then premiered it as the soloist with the Chicago Women's Symphony Orchestra in 1927.^[4]

Theodora Troendle
Born	October 19, 1893 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	June 12, 1972
Occupation(s)	Composer, pianist, music educator

Early life and education

Troendle was born in Chicago^[5] to Victor Hugo and Isabel MacDonald Troendle. She was raised in Minneapolis,^[6] where Victor was president of the Troendle Wholesale Paper Company.^[7]

Troendle studied with Adolf Weidig and Arne Oldberg at Northwestern University,^[8] and with pianist Fannie Bloomfield-Zeisler,^[9] working as her assistant from 1913 to 1920.^[10]

Career

Troendle taught in Chicago at the MacDowell School of Music,^[11] the Sherwood Music School founded by William Hall Sherwood,^[12] and at DePaul University School of Music. She served a term as president of the Society of American Musicians.^[1]

An excellent pianist, Troendle did a trial recording for the Victor Talking Machine Company in 1922 which was never commercially released.^[13] She played for Recordo piano roll 67220^[14] and Story & Clark piano roll 72827.^[15] She gave recitals^[16] and toured as a pianist,^[17] appearing as a soloist with the St. Louis,^[18] Minneapolis,^[6] Indianapolis,^[9] Milwaukee,^[18] and Chicago Women's Symphony orchestras.^[19]

Troendle's music was published by Clayton F. Summy Co.^[20]

Publications

• "How Fannie Bloomfield-Zeisler Taught" (The Etude, November 1929)^[21]

Compositions

• Piano Concerto^[4]
• Poem (violin and orchestra)^[8]
• Pomponette^[20]
• Suite Juvenile^[22]