Boatner, Edward

LC control no.	no 91008652
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Boatner, Edward *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Associated country	United States
Located	Chicago (Ill.) New York (N.Y.)
Birth date	1898-11-13
Death date	1981-06-16
Place of birth	New Orleans (La.)
Place of death	New York (N.Y.)
Affiliation	National Baptist Convention of the United States of America Samuel Huston College Wiley College (Marshall, Tex.)
Profession or occupation	Composers Choral conductors Singers Authors Music teachers Church musicians Organists Arrangers (Musicians)
Found in	30 Afro-American choral spirituals, c1971: t.p. (Edward Boatner) Horne, A. String music of Black composers, c1991: p. 40 (Boatner, Edward Hammond; b. 11-13-1897, New Orleans, La.; d. 1981) New York Public Library Archives & Manuscripts WWW site, December 17, 2019: Edward Boatner papers (Edward Boatner; Edward Hammond Boatner; born November 13, 1898, New Orleans, Louisiana, died June 16, 1981, New York, New York; composer, choral conductor, singer; also the author of plays, stories, and music instruction materials, as well as essays concerning African-American history; lived in Chicago, 1925-1933; director of music for the National Baptist Convention; appointed director of music at Samuel Huston College, Austin, Texas, 1933; later taught at the Wiley College, Marshall, Texas, where he was appointed dean of music; settled in New York in the late 1930s, organizing and training choral groups, and giving private instruction in piano and voice to young musicians and actors; also director of music at the Concord Baptist Church, Brooklyn, New York) Grove music online, December 17, 2019 (Boatner, Edward Hammond; born November 13, 1898, New Orleans, died June 16, 1981, New York; American composer; active as a singer, organist, and choral director in Chicago, serving as music director for the National Baptist Convention, 1925-1931; after teaching in Texas at Samuel Huston College and Wiley College, he moved to New York (1933) where he opened the Edward Boatner Studio; his over 200 arrangements of African American spirituals are his primary musical legacy)
Associated language	eng