Born in Lowell, MA, Nov 13, 1854
Died in Boston, MA, April 4, 1931
- Chadwick was one of the foremost composers of the Second New England School, also known as the Boston Six.
- Other Second New England School composers in this database include Edward MacDowell and Amy Beach.
- In addition to achieving success as a composer in most classical music genres, Chadwick was an influential educator who taught at the the New England Conservatory from 1881 until his death. He became the institution’s director in 1897.
- Chadwick’s many successful composition students included Horatio Parker, Florence Price, and William Grant Still.1
Biography from the New England Conservatory
Sources
- Steven Ledbetter and Victor Fell Yellin, “Chadwick, George Whitefield,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed July 29, 2021, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000005356.