Alexander Dzimitch Savine (1881 - 1949)

Born 26 Apr 1881 in Belgrade, Serbia

Husband of Lillian Evans (Blauvelt) Savine — married 27 Jul 1914 in Vienna, Austria

Died 19 Jan 1949 at age 67 in Libertyville, Lake, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Alexander Savine was born on 26 April 1881 in Belgrade, Serbia.^[1][2] He was the son of Dragoljub Jimitch and Agnes Brecan.^[3]

He studied composition with Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac in Belgrade, Serbia, and studied singing with Pauline Lucca at the Vienna Conservatory. He was an opera conductor in Berlin from 1905 to 1907. From 1908 to 1912, he taught singing at the Academy of Music in Winnipeg, Canada. He was head of the opera department at the Institute of Musical Art in New York City from 1922 to 1924. In 1929, he began teaching music in Chicago, Illinois.^[4]

He composed symphonies and operas, including "Xenia" and "The Diplomat." He conducted the Geneva (Switzerland) Philharmonic, the London Symphony, and the Festival of Grand Operas in Zurich.^[5][6] He worked with the Serbian singing society Branko Radichevich, and they won the Serbian Singing Federation National Championship in the 1936 to 1938 festivals.^[7] He was choirmaster at the Serbian Orthodox Church.^[8]

He married opera and concert singer Lillian Blauvelt on 27 July 1914 in Vienna, Austria.^[9]

He died on 19 January 1949.^{[10][11][12][13][14]}

Sources

1. ↑ Alexander Dzimitch Savine. Ancestry.com. Illinois, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
2. ↑ United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007, database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K31-H7PB : 10 February 2023), Alexander Savine.
3. ↑ United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007, database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K31-H7PB : 10 February 2023), Alexander Savine.
4. ↑ Alexander Savine. Wikipedia, Die Freie Enzyklopädie.
5. ↑ "Alexander Savine, Composer, Dies." Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, 21 Jan 1949, p. 12.
6. ↑ "Famed Conductor, Composer Dead." Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, 21 Jan 1949, p. 2.
7. ↑ History of the Serbian Singing Federation
8. ↑ Alexander Savine funeral notice. Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan 1949, p. 22.
9. ↑ Alexander Dzimitch Savine. Ancestry.com. Illinois, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
10. ↑ Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2M4-T1GK : Fri Jan 05 21:58:12 UTC 2024), Entry for Alexander Savine and Lillian, 19 Jan 1949.
11. ↑ "Alexander Savine, Composer, Dies." Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, 21 Jan 1949, p. 12.
12. ↑ "Famed Conductor, Composer Dead." Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, 21 Jan 1949, p. 2.
13. ↑ Alexander Savine funeral notice. Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan 1949, p. 22.
14. ↑ Find a Grave, Alexander J. Savine

• Alexander Dzimitch Savine. Ancestry.com. Illinois, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
• Illinois, Northern District Naturalization Index, 1840-1950, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKGT-BSR : Fri Nov 10 16:29:54 UTC 2023), Entry for Alexander Or Alexander Dzimitch Savine, 1933.
• United States Census, 1930, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS59-2ZN : Fri Oct 06 04:19:20 UTC 2023), Entry for Alexander Savine and Lillian Savine, 1930.
• United States Census, 1940, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4MV-NQM : Tue Nov 28 17:42:32 UTC 2023), Entry for Alexander Savino and Lillian Savino, 1940.
• Alexander Savine. Ancestry.com. Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Original data: Gale Research Company. Biography and Genealogy Master Index. Detroit, MI, USA: Gale Research Company, 2008.
• United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007, database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K31-H7PB : 10 February 2023), Alexander Savine.
• Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2M4-T1GK : Fri Jan 05 21:58:12 UTC 2024), Entry for Alexander Savine and Lillian, 19 Jan 1949.
• "Alexander Savine, Composer, Dies." Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, 21 Jan 1949, p. 12.
• "Famed Conductor, Composer Dead." Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, 21 Jan 1949, p. 2.
• Alexander Savine funeral notice. Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan 1949, p. 22.
• Find a Grave, Alexander J. Savine
• History of the Serbian Singing Federation
• Savine, Alexander - Signed Photo 1930
• Alexander Savine. Wikipedia, Die Freie Enzyklopädie.