Minneapolis School
Benjamin O. Berg
Minneapolis, 1896–1968
BERG, Benjamin O. Born 1896, died 1968 Minneapolis USA. Trained by Matthias Dahl at the Blakkestad Music Co. 1920. Worked briefly in Grand Forks, North Dakota, returning to Minneapolis 1935. Later worked for J. H. Troup in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 1940-1945, returned to Blakkestad in Minneapolis, an\u{2026} — John Dilworth
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BERG, Benjamin O. Born 1896, died 1968 Minneapolis USA. Trained by Matthias Dahl at the Blakkestad Music Co. 1920. Worked briefly in Grand Forks, North Dakota, returning to Minneapolis 1935. Later worked for J. H. Troup in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 1940-1945, returned to Blakkestad in Minneapolis, and finally established independently there from c.1952. Small output; mainly occupied with repairs. [Wenberg]
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