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Henry Kimball Hadley

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Henry Kimball Hadley

Birth
Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
6 Sep 1937 (aged 65)
New York, New York County, New York, USA
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Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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Conductor and Composer. Considered "one of the best known and ablest of American musicians" Dr. Hadley studied music under George W. Shadwick and Stephen A. Emery. He was a conductor or associate with the Seattle Symphony, San Francisco Orchestra, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Manhattan Symphony and the Pennsylvania Orchestra of Philadelphia. Hadley was also a prolific composter, turning out over 150 songs and piano pieces, three concert overtures, four symphonies and many orchestral suites and miscellaneous works; most notably his oriental suite "Streets of Pekin" and his opera "Cleopatra's Night". Dr. Hadley was also one of the founders of the Berkshire Symphonic Festival; member of the American Society of Composters, Authors and Publishers; and also the Founder and Honorary President of the National Association for American Composers and Conductors. Dr. Hadley survived by his wife Inez Barbour Hadley and mother Mrs. Samuel Henry Hadley.
Conductor and Composer. Considered "one of the best known and ablest of American musicians" Dr. Hadley studied music under George W. Shadwick and Stephen A. Emery. He was a conductor or associate with the Seattle Symphony, San Francisco Orchestra, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Manhattan Symphony and the Pennsylvania Orchestra of Philadelphia. Hadley was also a prolific composter, turning out over 150 songs and piano pieces, three concert overtures, four symphonies and many orchestral suites and miscellaneous works; most notably his oriental suite "Streets of Pekin" and his opera "Cleopatra's Night". Dr. Hadley was also one of the founders of the Berkshire Symphonic Festival; member of the American Society of Composters, Authors and Publishers; and also the Founder and Honorary President of the National Association for American Composers and Conductors. Dr. Hadley survived by his wife Inez Barbour Hadley and mother Mrs. Samuel Henry Hadley.

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  • Originally Created by: KSW #46527284
  • Added: Feb 11, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17895126/henry_kimball-hadley: accessed ), memorial page for Henry Kimball Hadley (20 Dec 1871–6 Sep 1937), Find a Grave Memorial ID 17895126, citing Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.