Background
Heinrich, Adel Verna was born on July 20, 1926 in Cleveland. Daughter of August Herman and Adeline Anna (Plescott) Heinrich.
Heinrich, Adel Verna was born on July 20, 1926 in Cleveland. Daughter of August Herman and Adeline Anna (Plescott) Heinrich.
Bachelor magna cum laude, Flora Stone Mather College, Western Reserve University, 1951. Master in Sacred Music, Union Theological Seminary, 1954. AMusD, University Wisconsin, 1976.
Student, Hugh Porter, 1953—1954.
Solo organist in numerous recitals Portland City Hall, 1978—1979, Middlebury College, 1975, St. Michael's College, 1974—1977, Brown University, 1977, Bowdoin College, 1978, Baldwin Wallace College, Berea, Ohio. Church organist First Presbyterian Church, Auburn, New York, 1954—1956, Second Congregational Church, Holyoke, Massachusetts, 1956—1960. Teacher organ Wells College, Aurora, New York, 1955.
Member faculty Colby College, Waterville, Maine, 1964—1988, professor emeritus, since 1988. Works performed Colby Women's Group, 1979. Assistant orchestra conductor Colby Community Symphony Orchestra, 1964—1974.
Member faculty of annual Colby Church Music Institute, summers, 1964—1988. Chairman music division Greater Waterville Council Churches, 1972—1978. Performances Die Kunst Der Fuge.
Original works, including 2 programs under auspices Westbrook College-National Endowment Arts, Portland, Maine. Presented organ recital 1st National Congress Women in Music, New York City, 1981, University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1982. Oratorio The Nazarene, Four Choral-Paraphrases on Hymns of Praise.
Lecturer in field.
Member of American Musicological Society, International League Women Composers, American Guild of Organists.