Horatio Parker
Title
Horatio Parker
Cornish Dates
1900? to
Invited By
Arthur Whiting
Birth Date
1863-09-15
Birthplace
Auburndale MA
Death Date
1919-12-18
Non-Cornish Residence
New Haven CT
Spouse
Anna Ploessl
Marriage Date
1886-08-09
Profession
Composer; music teacher
Location Studied
Royal Music School in Munich
Studied Under
George Chadwick; John Orth; Stephen Emery; Josef Rheinberger
Affiliations
Yale (Dean of School of Music); Trinity Church; NY; Trinity Church; Boston
Awards
Metropolitan Opera prize for best composition; 1911
Notes
Visited P MacKaye multiple summers. Honorary degree from Cambridge
Citation
“Horatio Parker,” The Cornish Colony Compendium, accessed October 10, 2026, https://cornishcolony.org/items/show/329.