HEUSSER, HANS

Hans Heusser was born in 1892 in Zürich, Switzerland, where his father, Johann, was a district judge. Hans completed his primary, secondary, and cantonal schools in Zürich and then entered the local conservatory where he studied with Friedrich Hegar , Lothar Kempter , and Carl Attenhofer. Further music study was taken with Vincent D’Indy at the Schola Cantorum in Paris. During World War I he served as choral coach and music director at various Swiss theaters...