A group of young violinists poses on the steps of the Salt Lake City and County Building, December 9, 1917. Schools of music opened in Utah in the first few decades of the twentieth century and boasted about hiring leading instructors, some of them internationally known. For young violinists, the schools included the Utah Conservatory of Music, Schuster College of Music, and McCune School of Music and Art. Additionally, many teachers offered private training. Notable violin teachers in Utah included Willard Weihe, Gustav Schuster, Romania Hyde, Morris A. Andrews, and Vaughn W. Clayton. Newspapers published recital announcements often to invite public participation. Chapels, banks, hotels, tabernacles, and academy halls were common locations for recitals. Utah State Historical Society, Shipler photograph no. 18525.
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