The Catholic Encyclopedia and its makers/Otten, Joseph


Otten, Joseph, b. at Eys-Wittem, Holland, 1852. Education: schools of Eys-Wittem; Royal Conservatory, Liege, Belgium; Aix-la-Chapelle and Berlin (under Becker), Germany. Has filled the posts of organist at Beauport and at the church of St. John the Baptist, Quebec, Canada; conductor (and founder), St. Louis Choral Symphony Society, St. Louis, Missouri, 1885-1900; organist and choirmaster, St. Paul's Cathedral, Pittsburg, 1900-. Promoter of church music reform. Has contributed to the "Catholic Fortnightly Review".

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