Tag Archives: August Molzer

Listen to some music this #ThrowbackThursday!

This week’s highlight is a promotional piece that describes August Molzer’s musical education and experience in performing for audiences; provides reviews of performances; and, outlines sample concert programs. Photographs of Molzer and two of his professors, Otokar Sevik and Stefan Suchy, have been glued to the item.

August Molzer moved to Wilber, Nebraska, with his family as a boy and studied violin at the Prague Conservatory in Bohemia (Czech Republic) and performed concerts in Europe before returning to Lincoln to teach at both Nebraska Wesleyan University and the University School of Music. Molzer also composed several pieces of music. This piece advertised his performance availability in Nebraska and the area, and Molzer did perform at such places as the Shelby Opera House and the Kerr Opera House in Hastings.

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