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Szczypien, Bernard S.
Choral leader. A native of Webster, Mass. Studied at the New England Conservatory of Music, later taking special instruction in organ and voice from M. J. Rogers, organist, and theory and harmony from Edward Maciejewski, composer and choir director. Before coming to Schenectady, N.Y., served as director of St. Joseph's church choir in Webster for several years; is choral director of the Chopin Male Chorus and the Kalina Glee Club of Schenectady, N.Y.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" by Rev. Francis Bolek, Editor-in-Chief; Harbinger House, New York, 1943

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