Background
Otto Theophilius Hirschler was born on Dec. 16,
1889 in Hillsboro, Kan.; attended Bethel College
(1907-8), Pomona College (1911-14), Los Angeles
Conservatory of Music (1914-15), and the American
Conservatory of Music, Chicago, where he received
his B.A. in 1917, along with the Conservatory's
gold medal; professor of music at Albion College
(1916-17) and at Coe College (1917-19); moved to
L.A. in 1919, where he was organist and usually
choir director and/or director of music in many
churches; he taught organ, piano, and voice
privately, as well as teaching at the Bible
Institute of L.A. (BIOLA), California Christian
College, and Pepperdine College.
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