Hawley, C(harles) B(each)

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Hawley, C(harles) B(each)

Hawley, C(harles) B(each), American bass, organist, choirmaster, teacher, and composer; b. Brook-field, Mass., Feb. 14, 1858; d. Eatontown, N.J., Dec. 29, 1915. He studied organ at the Cheshire Military Academy. In 1875 he settled in N.Y and studied composition with Dudley Buck. In 1876 he became solo bass at Calvary Episcopal Church. After serving as asst. organist at St. Thomas Church, he was bass soloist and choirmaster at the Broadway Tabernacle (1883–1900) and organist and choirmaster at the Madison Ave. Methodist Church (from 1912). He taught voice for many years, and also was co-founder-director of the Metropolitan Cons. of Music. Hawley was remarkably successful as a composer of solo songs, of which he wrote hundreds. Among his other works were some sacred choral pieces, men’s and women’s part songs, and comic glees.

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