Celsius dougherty biography
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Celsius dougherty biography
Celius Dougherty
American songwriter
Musical artist
Celius Hudson Dougherty (May 27, 1902 – December 22, 1986)[1] was an American pianist and composer of art songs and other music.
Biography
Celius Hudson Dougherty was born to William Francis Dougherty and Louise Martha Dougherty in Glenwood, Minnesota. Celius was interested in music and poetry from childhood. He claimed that he wrote his first song when he was seven years old.[2] He was part of a musical family, and his mother, a music teacher and church musician, organized her seven children into a band.
Celius performed as accompanist for one of his mother's song recitals at age ten.[2]
He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude from the University of Minnesota,[3] where he studied piano with Donald Ferguson[4] and composition.
As an undergraduate, he performed his own piano concerto with the school orchestra.[3] In 1924 he won the "S