Discipline: Music Composition

Henry Orland

Discipline: Music Composition
Region: St. Louis, MO
MacDowell Fellowships: 1972
Henry Orland (1912-2001) is an American conductor and composer. Recipient Composition award Chicago Music Critics, 1951, Delius Society prize, 1973; fellow Fromm Foundation, 1956, MacDowell Foundation, 1971. Member urgent action committee Amnesty International, St. Louis, 1975-1985. Served as non-commissioned officer United States Army, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Member American Society of Composers, American Federation Musicians.

Studios

Watson

Henry Orland worked in the Watson studio.

Built in 1916 in memory of Regina Watson of Chicago, a musician and teacher, this studio was donated by a group of her friends, along with funds for its maintenance. Originally designed to serve as a composers’ studio with room for performance, Watson was used as a recital hall for chamber music for a…

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