Charlotte Peege

Charlotte Peege
A white woman with dark hair, in an oval frame
Charlotte Peege, from a 1917 Chautauqua program
BornMay 23, 1886
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedApril 18, 1981 (age 94)
Orange, Florida, U.S.
Other namesCharlotte Peegé, Charlotte Hollander
Occupation(s)Singer, voice teacher

Charlotte Julie Peege Hollander (May 23, 1886 – April 18, 1981) was an American concert singer based in Boston.

Early life and education

Peege was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin,[1] the daughter of Ernst Julius Peege and Anna Catherine Lipps Peege. She trained for a musical career in the United States, with Iva Bigelow Weaver.[2][3]

Career

Peege was a contralto singer usually heard as a soloist in oratorios, concerts, and recitals.[4][5] "Miss Peege possesses a glorious voice under excellent control," noted a 1916 report.[6] She was based in Boston, but toured nationally.[7][8] She was a soloist with the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra in 1915,[9] with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in 1919,[10] and with the New York Symphony Orchestra in 1920.[11] She booked concerts in 75 cities for the 1921–1922 season,[12][13] including joint concerts with harpist Philip Sevasta and pianist Florence Brinkman.[14][15][16] In 1924 she sang at a benefit concert in Lynbrook, to raise money for an ambulance.[17]

Peege taught voice as an associate professor at Marquette University's Conservatory of Music in the 1910s.[18] She was also "an accomplished pianist".[19] One of her voice students was Canadian tenor Lorne Grant.[20]

Personal life

Peege married pianist, music critic, and publisher Charles Harrison Hollander in 1917, in Boston. Her husband died in 1980, and she died in 1981, at the age of 94, in Florida. The Florida Symphony Orchestra was the principal beneficiary of their estate after her death.[21]

References

  1. ^ "Milwaukee Has a Stimulating Week". Musical America. 31 (9): 29. December 27, 1919 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "Engagements in Middle West for Charlotte Peege, Contralto" Musical America (October 16, 1915): 194.
  3. ^ "Well Known Vocal Teacher Returns from New York City". The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle. 1926-09-10. p. 6. Retrieved 2025-08-09 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Chautauqua Musical Activities Continue to Flourish" Musical Courier (August 21, 1919): 23.
  5. ^ National American Musical Convention (1917). Announcing the Nation's greatest seven day American Musical Convention and Chautauqua to be held in the city of Lockport, state of New York, September 30th to October 6th, inclusive, 1917. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Lockport : [s.n.]
  6. ^ "Youngstown Has Its Boston Opera Night". Musical America. 25 (2): 37. November 11, 1916 – via Internet Archive.
  7. ^ "Charlotte Peege Pleases Youngstown Audience". Musical America. 25 (2): 29. November 11, 1916 – via Internet Archive.
  8. ^ "Encouragement of American Songs as Illustrated by Charlotte Peege, Contralto" Musical Observer 19(1)(January 1920): 84.
  9. ^ "Emily Oberhoffer Conducts Fine 'Messiah' Performance" Musical Courier (January 6, 1916): 34.
  10. ^ "Charlotte Peege to be Pop Soloist; Popular Concert Singer Selects Two Grand Opera Arias for Occasion". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. 1919-11-29. p. 11. Retrieved 2025-08-09 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Mendelssohn, Complete Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61 (December 26, 1920), NYPhil Digital Archives.
  12. ^ "Charlotte Peege Opens Tour Auspiciously". Musical Courier. 83 (22): 39. December 1, 1921 – via Internet Archive.
  13. ^ "Charlotte Peege Fulfills Many Engageemnts on Concert Tour". Musical America. 35 (7): 40. December 10, 1921 – via Internet Archive.
  14. ^ "Open Door Concert Programs Promise to be Most Attractive". Quad-City Times. 1921-12-14. p. 12. Retrieved 2025-08-09 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Noted Artists in Recital Tonight; Peege, Sevasta and Brinkman on One Program". The Morning Call. 1922-05-01. p. 13. Retrieved 2025-08-09 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Three Players Score in W. C. T. U. Concert". Lancaster Daily Intelligencer. 1922-04-18. p. 12. Retrieved 2025-08-09 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Band Raises Funds for Ambulance". Long Island Railroad Information Bulletin. 3 (3): 13. June 27, 1924.
  18. ^ Marquette University (1915–1916). Bulletin of Marquette University. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Milwaukee, Wis. : The University. p. 3.
  19. ^ "Peege Under Anderson's Management". Musical Courier. 81 (21): 55. November 18, 1920 – via Internet Archive.
  20. ^ "Canadian Tenor Here Next Week; Lorne Grant to Sing with Choral Society". Reading Times. 1939-02-02. p. 2. Retrieved 2025-08-09 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ "Symphony beneficiary of Hollander will". The Orlando Sentinel. 1981-12-27. p. 91. Retrieved 2025-08-09 – via Newspapers.com.
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