Frederick William Wadely

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Frederick William Wadely OBE FRCO (30 July 1882 - 28 May 1970) was an English organist and composer.

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Background

He was born in Kidderminster in 1882, the son of organist William Edward Wadely and Zoe (née Gilbert).

He was trained at the Royal College of Music and was then organ scholar at Selwyn College, Cambridge.

He married Ethel Muriel Stokes in 1910. They had three children:

He was awarded Honorary Fellowship of the Royal School of Church Music in 1947. [1]

Appointments

List of compositions

Church music

Songs and Partsongs

Organ music

Large-scale works

Other music

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References

  1. RSCM. "RSCM Honorary Awards 1936-2018" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Dictionary of Organs and Organists, 1912

List of compositions compiled from various sources including: British Library catalogue; RSCM Colles Library catalogue; Carlisle Library catalogue; Carlisle Archive Centre catalogue; the Prior’s Tower Archive, Carlisle Cathedral.

Cultural offices
Preceded by Organist of Carlisle Cathedral
1910-1960
Succeeded by
Robert Andrew Seivewright