Hadley, Henry, 1871-1937

Composed 1906. First performance Berlin, 27 December 1907, Berlin Philharmonic, the composer conducting.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Symphony no. III / Henry Hadley. [1906] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52137491

Henry Hadley was an American composer and conductor, founder of the National Association for American Composers and Conductors.

From the description of Papers, 1898-1965 (inclusive), 1927-1937 (bulk). (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122378645

From the guide to the Henry Kimball Hadley papers, 1898-1965 (inclusive, 1927-1937, (The New York Public Library. Music Division.)

Composed 1930. First performance Tokyo, 24 September 1930, New Symphony Orchestra, the composer conducting.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Streets of Pekin : suite for orchestra / Henry Hadley. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52137439

Commissioned by Mrs. Henry Hadley for completion, 1938. Composed 1937-38. First performance Carnegie Hall, New York, 6 April 1938, New York Philharmonic, Philip James conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of A summer idyl for small orchestra / by Henry Hadley (posthumous) ; completed and edited by Philip James. [1938] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52137474

Composed for the tercentenary (1935) of the state of Connecticut. First performance 2 June, 1935, Norfolk, Conn.-- Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Symphony no. 5 : Connecticut, op. 140 / Henry Hadley. [1935?]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 263166738

Elegie commissioned by Richard Mansfield as part of the incidental music to his play Herod, never performed. Composed ca. 1910. First performance of this version, Philadelphia, 21 July 1923, Fairmount Symphony Orchestra's Lemon Hill concerts, the composer conducting, Benjamin Gusikoff soloist.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Elegie (op. 36 #1) and gavotte (op. 36 #2) : two compositions for violoncello / Henry Hadley ; orchestrated by Samuel L. Laciar. [19--?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52093646

American conductor and composer.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to Mrs. [Harry Harkness] Flagler, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270665208

American composer and conductor; American soprano.

Henry Kimball Hadley was born near Boston, Massachusetts in 1871, and studied music there with his music teacher father and later with George Whitefield Chadwick. He found success as a conductor and then as a composer, both abroad and at home. He was the first conductor of the San Francisco Symphony, 1911-1915, associate conductor of the New York Symphony Orchestra, 1920-1927, founder and conductor of the Manhattan Symphony Orchestra, 1929-1932, and founder of the Berkshire Music Festival at Tanglewood, Massachusetts in 1934. Hadley married American soprano Inez Barbour in 1918, and together they founded the National Association of Composers, USA, to encourage friendly cooperation between composers and conductors. Barbour continued to support this organization after Hadley' death in 1938, until her own in 1971. Hadley was an effective and tireless advocate of American music. A prolific composer, he worked in many musical forms, including symphonies, operas, ballet music, chamber music, songs, and even a film score. During his lifetime Hadley's romantic and expressive style was immensely popular, but it is as a conductor rather than as a composer that he is best remembered.

From the description of Henry Kimball Hadley-Inez Barbour programs and posters, 1919-1938. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 427868288