Bertha Anna Weber (March 31, 1887 – April 17, 1961) was an American composer and organist.[1]
Weber was born in New Baden, Illinois,[2] to John and Elizabeth Weber.[3] The family moved to Pomona, California, in 1887. Weber studied music at Pomona College, the University of Southern California, and in Europe.[4] She was an organist at Pomona First Presbyterian Church in 1907, and later at Trinity Methodist Church for a number of years. She moved to Berkeley and maintained a studio at the Hotel Claremont there from around 1924 until she moved to Oakland in 1947. She continued composing and giving music lessons and recitals[5] until her death in 1961, when she committed suicide by stepping in front of a train.[6] She was a member of the professional music fraternity Sigma Alpha Iota.[7]
Weber's compositions were published by Willis Music Company.[8] They include: