Chapple, Stanley, 1900-1987

LC control no.	no 91025103
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Chapple, Stanley, 1900-1987 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Other standard no.	c4002b3f-d933-439e-9d35-e7e8826a7fcd 68493925
Associated country	England United States
Located	Seattle (Wash.)
Birth date	1900-10-29
Death date	1987-06-21
Place of birth	London (England)
Place of death	Seattle (Wash.)
Field of activity	Music Conducting
Affiliation	University of Washington. School of Music London Symphony Orchestra Berkshire Music Center Seattle Symphony
Profession or occupation	Conductors (Music) Pianists Music teachers University and college faculty members
Found in	Trotter, T.H.Y. Yorke Trotter principles of musicianship for teachers and students, 1933: t.p. (Stanley Chapple) LCCN 34-40482 (hdg.: Chapple, Stanley, 1900-) Int. ww in music, 8th. (Chapple, Stanley; b. 10-29-1900, London; conductor, pianist) WWW ancestory.com (Chapple, Stanley; b. Oct. 29, 1900; d. June 21, 1987) Stanley Chapple papers finding aid, 1938-1985 (Stanley Chapple, director of the University of Washington School of Music from 1948 to 1971. In 1920 hired as director of the City of London School's opera, and two years later was invited to appear as a guest conductor with the London Symphony Orchestra; and shortly after he was made head director; became one of the most coveted guest conductors on the European Philharmonic circuit. In 1940, the director of the Boston Symphony opened a school for conductors and orchestra musicians in Massachusetts [Berkshire Music Center] and made Chapple its director. Invited to teach at the University of Washington and be director of the UW School of Music in 1948. When the Seattle Symphony lost its conductor in 1950, Chapple took over. In 1962, Chapple became director of symphony and opera at the University of Washington, and when he retired in 1971, became conductor of Musicians Emeritus Symphony Orchestra and Thalia Symphony Orchestra) England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915 via Ancestry website, December 30, 2019 (Stanley William Chapple, 1900; Kensington [London]) Washington, Death Index, 1940-2014, via Ancestry website, December 30, 2019 (Stanley W Chapple, age 86; residence King County; death date 21 June 1987, King County) U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 via Ancestry website, December 30, 2019 (Stanley Chapple, birth date, 29 Oct 1900; last residence Seattle, King County; death date: 21 Jun 1987) Seattle times, June 28, 1987, viewed online December 30, 2019: page A4 (Stanley Chapple, 86, longtime director of music at the University of Washington and promoter of the arts in Seattle, last Sunday [June 21] in Seattle of lung cancer)