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Yemm's first encounter with the association may have been through his wife, who was a donor to the cause.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article60740579 |title=Cheer-Up Society |newspaper=[[The Register (Adelaide)]] |volume=LXXX, |issue=21,330 |location=South Australia |date=23 March 1915 |accessdate=5 June 2018 |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
Yemm's first encounter with the association may have been through his wife, who was a donor to the cause.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article60740579 |title=Cheer-Up Society |newspaper=[[The Register (Adelaide)]] |volume=LXXX, |issue=21,330 |location=South Australia |date=23 March 1915 |accessdate=5 June 2018 |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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South Australian troops returning in February 1915 from the capture of [[German New Guinea]] received no official welcome, as no-one knew they were coming, but the "Cheer-ups" made up for it with a reception held at their great tent near the [[Adelaide railway station]] on 12 March. |
South Australian troops returning in February 1915 from the capture of [[German New Guinea]] received no official welcome, as no-one knew they were coming, but the "Cheer-ups" made up for it with a reception held at their great tent near the [[Adelaide railway station]] on 12 March. Musical entertainment was provided by Yemm and some of the top artists of the day: [[Ethel Ridings]],<!--singer and critic--> [[Gladys Cilento]],<!--quite famous contralto--> and Professor Charles Sauer.<!--not to be confused with adjudicator Professor Carl Sauer of Haberfield who married Doris, founded NSW Youth Orchestra and Choir, died 5 March 1915 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/230069911 --> <!--married Arline Estelle Lower in May 1924, twin sons, divorced 1947--><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article163151283 |title=Conquering Heroes |newspaper=[[The Observer (Adelaide)]] |volume=LXXII, |issue=5,532 |location=South Australia |date=13 March 1915 |accessdate=5 June 2018 |page=45 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 08:58, 6 June 2018
John William Louis Yemm ( January 1951), known as Louis W. Yemm, was an organist in South Australia who had a long association with patriotic causes, notably Cheer-Up Society and their Violet Memory Day.
History
Yemm was born in Berkshire to a musical family, and began studying piano, organ and singing at age nine.[1] At age 13 or 14 he was appointed chorister under Joseph Barnby, precentor of Eton College. He acted as organist and choirmaster for various churches in England before leaving for Australia.[1]
He arrived in South Australia in 1888 and found employment as organist at Christ Church, Kapunda.[2] His first concert, in March 1889, was a light-hearted affair and much enjoyed by the audience.[3]
Yemm moved to Adelaide in 1892, to take a position with Chalmers Church, North Terrace as choirmaster and harmoniumist.[4] He had rooms at Stratford Villa, Pulteney Street, where he took students in piano, organ, and music theory.
In 1896 he succeeded Professor Ives as organist for the North Adelaide Baptist Church. That instrument, a three-manual affair installed by Fincham & Hobday in 1891, was considered one of the best in the colony.[5]
In 1900 he returned to Chalmers Church, where a large new two-manual organ had been built and installed by Josiah E. Dodd.[4] The first sacred concert with this instrument was held in March 1900.[6] He had a considerable clientele of students, by 1913 working from a studio at Marshall's Chambers, 52 Rundle-street.[1]
He proved a capable concert organizer as well as an organist,[7] and had a good reputation as one who gave his services free to charitable and religious events.[1] One remarkable concert was in celebration of the Foreign Bible Society's 50th anniversary, where among other musical duties, Yemm conducted the 300-member choir.[8]
He left Chalmers in March 1910 for St. Laurence's (Dominican Catholic) Church, Buxton Street North Adelaide, where a new organ had recently been installed. He officiated at that organ until 1913, perhaps 1915 or later.[9] Certainly by September 1917 the church was advertising for a replacement.[10]
Cheer-Up Society
Yemm was to become a useful member of this organization, founded in South Australia by Mrs A. Seager, with thousands of members throughout the State, almost all adult women. Their mission was selflessly to provide comforts and encouragement for servicemen in the State, whether departing, on furlough or returned.
Yemm's first encounter with the association may have been through his wife, who was a donor to the cause.[11] South Australian troops returning in February 1915 from the capture of German New Guinea received no official welcome, as no-one knew they were coming, but the "Cheer-ups" made up for it with a reception held at their great tent near the Adelaide railway station on 12 March. Musical entertainment was provided by Yemm and some of the top artists of the day: Ethel Ridings, Gladys Cilento, and Professor Charles Sauer. [12]
Violet Memory Day
Compositions
- Composed music for Mrs A. Seager's lyrics Our Soldiers' Song
- A setting for Rudyard Kipling's Recessional in 1927.[13]
Family
Yemm married Marion Olive Beach (died 1944) at Chalmers Church on 19 December 1900. They had no children.
References
- ^ a b c d "Art in Adelaide". Daily Herald (Adelaide). Vol. 4, , no. 930. South Australia. 15 March 1913. p. 1 (Magazine Section). Retrieved 5 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "Advertising". Kapunda Herald. Vol. XXV, , no. 2, 139. South Australia. 11 January 1889. p. 2. Retrieved 4 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "Christ Church Organ Fund". Kapunda Herald. Vol. XXV, , no. 2, 154. South Australia. 5 March 1889. p. 2. Retrieved 4 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ a b {{cite web{url=http://scotschurch.org/home/the-church-organ.html%7Ctitle=Scots Church: The organ|accessdate=5 June 2018}}
- ^ "News". The Express And Telegraph. Vol. XXXIII, , no. 9, 818. South Australia. 27 July 1896. p. 3. Retrieved 4 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "Chalmers Church". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 23 March 1900. p. 6. Retrieved 4 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Religious News". Evening Journal (Adelaide). Vol. XXIII, , no. 6402. South Australia. 26 March 1891. p. 4. Retrieved 4 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "Church Notes". The Advertiser (Adelaide). Vol. L, , no. 15, 409. South Australia. 7 March 1908. p. 15. Retrieved 4 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "Church Notes". The Advertiser. Vol. LVIII, , no. 17, 780. South Australia. 9 October 1915. p. 19. Retrieved 5 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "Advertising". The Advertiser (Adelaide). Vol. LX, , no. 18, 377. South Australia. 6 September 1917. p. 11. Retrieved 5 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "Cheer-Up Society". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXX, , no. 21, 330. South Australia. 23 March 1915. p. 8. Retrieved 5 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "Conquering Heroes". The Observer (Adelaide). Vol. LXXII, , no. 5, 532. South Australia. 13 March 1915. p. 45. Retrieved 5 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "Musical Settings of Kipling's Verse" (PDF). Kipling Society. Retrieved 5 June 2018.