I am a relative of Henry Schoenefeld. I knew George Schoenefeld and Elsa Breidt when I was a child. I last saw George in 1958 when we met in Yosemite National Park. I last saw Elsa in the mid- to late-70's at her dwelling in Santa Monica. I am not a musician, so I did not appreciate their accomplishments at the time.
My parents are deceased, but verbal family history indicated that George Schoenefeld played in one of the large movie studio orchestras, and that one of his harpsichords ended up in the Liberace collection/museum. Elsa was a delight when I visited her. I do not recall if there was a piano in her home. Shame on me. I was about 25 at the time. I do not know if she had a music collection or what might have been its disposition upon her death. If I had known then what I do now, I would have requested all such historical data. Perhaps she left it (if it existed) to a local library or museum or university in Santa Monica. I believe she passed about 1980.
I believe that Henry Schoenefeld was my great-grandfather if he lived in Saint Louis around the end of the 19th century. We had a sterling silver laurel wreath presented to Henry Schoenefeld by his (German) choral group in Saint Louis. Each leaf on the wreath was engraved with the name of a choral member, and included some historical names from Saint Louis. My parents donated the wreath to the Missouri Historical Society around 1970 to 1990.
Karl Schoenefeld III
My parents are deceased, but verbal family history indicated that George Schoenefeld played in one of the large movie studio orchestras, and that one of his harpsichords ended up in the Liberace collection/museum. Elsa was a delight when I visited her. I do not recall if there was a piano in her home. Shame on me. I was about 25 at the time. I do not know if she had a music collection or what might have been its disposition upon her death. If I had known then what I do now, I would have requested all such historical data. Perhaps she left it (if it existed) to a local library or museum or university in Santa Monica. I believe she passed about 1980.
I believe that Henry Schoenefeld was my great-grandfather if he lived in Saint Louis around the end of the 19th century. We had a sterling silver laurel wreath presented to Henry Schoenefeld by his (German) choral group in Saint Louis. Each leaf on the wreath was engraved with the name of a choral member, and included some historical names from Saint Louis. My parents donated the wreath to the Missouri Historical Society around 1970 to 1990.
Karl Schoenefeld III