Music

In the 1920s, Elmirans had many options for listening to music in public and at home.  Elmirans could listen to opera, jazz, classical, or comedic musicians at Elmira’s concert halls and parks.  The Thursday Morning Musicales, a local group that supported both professional and student musicians, also hosted regular concerts.   People played music in their homes, and in the early part of the decade, piano companies Doyle Marks Co. and Jacob Greener sold many instruments to wealthy Elmirans.  By the end of the 1920s, however, phonographs and radios surpassed instruments in popularity.  Recorded music was cheaper and easier to use than pianos and other instruments.