Berenice Wyer

Annie Berenice Crumb Wyer (October 5, 1873 – January 29, 1960) was an American pianist, composer, and lecturer. Wyer composed for both piano and organ, and wrote art song and works for violin. She collaborated with Ethan Allen Taussig in performances of spoken recitation accompanied by the piano. Early life Annie Berenice Crumb was born in North Windham, Connecticut, on October 5, 1873, to Ellen V. (née Peck) and Desevignè Starks Crumb, but spent most of her childhood in Missouri. In 1911 Wyer lectured before the Piano Club of Kirkwood and gave lecture recitals in St. Louis. Wyer also composed for both piano and organ, as well as works for violin and for voice and piano. As of 1922, they were unpublished. Her solo piano compositions included “Concert Etude in D flat”, the ballades “Chivalric Poem” and “Of Romance”, and a Ballade in C-sharp minor that won the Prize for a Piano Composition in the 1916 St. Louis Art League Music Competition; organ works included “Etude in D minor”, “Lento Assai”, and “Meditation”. Her works for violin included “Serenade”, “Spring Fantasie”, and “Twilight in the Garden”. Personal life and family Back home from her European tour, on June 11, 1901, Beren