Frederick William Wadeley
Frederick William Wadeley (also spelled Wadely) OBE FRCO (1882 - 1970) was an English organist and composer.
Background
He was born in Kidderminster in 1882, the son of William Edward Wadeley and Zoe 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 two children
- Zoe Beatrice Wadely (1912 – 1990)
- Michael Wadely (1917 – 1999)
Appointments
- Organ scholar at Selwyn College, Cambridge 1900 – 1903
- Organist of St. Andrew’s Church, Uxbridge 1903 – 1904[1]
- Organist of Malvern Priory 1904 - 1910
- Organist of Carlisle Cathedral 1910 - 1960
Compositions
Choral works
- Salvator Mundi Domine[2]
- Give Peace in our time, O Lord
- Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in G
- Communion Service in G
- Praise, O praise our God and king
- I will lift up mine eyes
- Lead us heavenly father
- There shall be three signs in the sun
- Peace I leave with you
- Forth in Thy name (SS)
- If ye then be risen with Christ (SS)
- Three in One and One in Three (SS)
Organ works
- 3 Postludes
- 3 period pieces (Organum, Fughetta & Romance
References
Several compositions cited in order of service for centenary of his birth (31/10/82) in SS Cuthbert & Mary, Carlisle.
Several compositions listed on 1957 Novello advert for sacred vocal music.
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