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March 7, 1929
The Wrangell Sentinel
Wrangell, Alaska
What is this article about?
Announcement of a concert in Juneau, Alaska, early April, featuring composer Charles Wakefield Cadman and singer Mrs. Adam Beeler, organized by local women's clubs. Includes bio of Cadman, born 1881, prolific songwriter with musical heritage.
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BIG MUSICAL TREAT
Co-operating with the Business and Professional Women's Club of Juneau, the local Women's Civic Club has made arrangements for a big musical treat for an evening early in April.
The distinguished composer, Charles Wakefield Cadman, is making a visit to Alaska at that time and will give concerts in Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg and Juneau on his way north. With him comes Mrs. Adam Beeler, mezzo-contralto of Seattle, member of the Seattle Grand Opera Company and prominent soloist of musical organizations of Seattle, Tacoma, Portland and other cities. Mrs. Beeler is credited with a beautiful voice and her interpretations of Cadman songs have won for her the highest praise. Starland has been secured for the local concert the date of which will be announced soon.
Charles Wakefield Cadman
(Biographical Sketch)
Charles Wakefield Cadman was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, in 1881. His ancestry was a musical one, his great grandfather, Samuel Wakefield, being the builder of the first pipe organ west of the Alleghenies, as well as the composer of some early sacred music, and the author of a book on harmony. Cadman's musical education was gained in Pittsburgh, but in 1910 (the year after the appearance of his Four Indian Songs) he accompanied Luigi Von Kunits to his villa in southern Austria with a class in instrumentation. He also had the advantage of orchestral criticism from Emil Paur, then conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
He has been a prolific song writer, having contributed more than two hundred numbers to that literature. Some of these have had extraordinary popularity and are familiar to music lovers in every civilized country. He has several cantatas, song cycles, choral works, and part songs to his credit, and has also published pieces for violin, piano and organ.
Co-operating with the Business and Professional Women's Club of Juneau, the local Women's Civic Club has made arrangements for a big musical treat for an evening early in April.
The distinguished composer, Charles Wakefield Cadman, is making a visit to Alaska at that time and will give concerts in Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg and Juneau on his way north. With him comes Mrs. Adam Beeler, mezzo-contralto of Seattle, member of the Seattle Grand Opera Company and prominent soloist of musical organizations of Seattle, Tacoma, Portland and other cities. Mrs. Beeler is credited with a beautiful voice and her interpretations of Cadman songs have won for her the highest praise. Starland has been secured for the local concert the date of which will be announced soon.
Charles Wakefield Cadman
(Biographical Sketch)
Charles Wakefield Cadman was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, in 1881. His ancestry was a musical one, his great grandfather, Samuel Wakefield, being the builder of the first pipe organ west of the Alleghenies, as well as the composer of some early sacred music, and the author of a book on harmony. Cadman's musical education was gained in Pittsburgh, but in 1910 (the year after the appearance of his Four Indian Songs) he accompanied Luigi Von Kunits to his villa in southern Austria with a class in instrumentation. He also had the advantage of orchestral criticism from Emil Paur, then conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
He has been a prolific song writer, having contributed more than two hundred numbers to that literature. Some of these have had extraordinary popularity and are familiar to music lovers in every civilized country. He has several cantatas, song cycles, choral works, and part songs to his credit, and has also published pieces for violin, piano and organ.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Musical Concert
Charles Cadman
Alaska Tour
Biographical Sketch
What entities or persons were involved?
Charles Wakefield Cadman
Mrs. Adam Beeler
Where did it happen?
Juneau, Alaska
Story Details
Key Persons
Charles Wakefield Cadman
Mrs. Adam Beeler
Location
Juneau, Alaska
Event Date
Early In April
Story Details
The local Women's Civic Club arranges a concert in Juneau featuring composer Charles Wakefield Cadman and mezzo-contralto Mrs. Adam Beeler as part of his Alaska tour. Includes biographical sketch of Cadman, born 1881 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, with musical ancestry, education in Pittsburgh, and prolific career in songs, cantatas, and instrumental works.