Edna Baxter Bruner
American violinist
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Edna Baxter Bruner (July 6, 1894 – October 23, 1978) was an American violinist, pianist, and music educator. She taught violin and piano students at the Chicago Piano College and the Hammond School of Music.
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| Born | July 6, 1894 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | October 23, 1978 (age 84) Hammond, Indiana, U.S. |
| Occupations | Violinist, music educator |
Early life and education
Career
Bruner toured the United States and Canada as a violinist.[4] She and her mother both taught at the Chicago Piano College (later known as the Hammond School of Music),[5][6] in Chicago and in Hammond, Indiana.[7][8][9] She was head of both the piano and violin departments at Hammond after her mother died in 1941.[2][10] She continued teaching, and was principal of the Hammond school through the 1950s.[11][12]
She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Hammond Historical Society.[13]
Personal life
Bruner died in 1978, at the age of 84, in Hammond, Indiana.[13]