Background
Gleason, Frederic Grant was born on December 18, 1849 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Frederic Lathrop Gleason.
Frederic Grant Gleason
composer director music teacher
December 18, 1849 (age 53) Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Returned to the United States, first locating in Hartford, and since 1876 in Chicago. Was musical critic of the Tribune, 1887-1891. Composed 2 operas, Otbo Visconti and Montezuma, symphonic works, etc.
Frederic Grant Gleason Edit Profile
composer director music teacher
Frederic Grant Gleason, composer, music teacher, director Chicago Auditorium Conservatory. Fellow American College Musicians. Received diploma and gold medal from Associazione dei Benemeriti Italiana of Palermo, Sicily, “for distinguished services in the cause of art”.
Education
Studied under Dudley Buck. Went to Europe, 1869. Studied under Moscheles and Richter, Leipzig.
Weitzmann, Raif, Haupt and Loeschhorn, Berlin. And Oscar Beringer, London.
Career
Returned to the United States, first locating in Hartford, and since 1876 in Chicago. Was musical critic of the Tribune, 1887-1891. Composed 2 operas, Otbo Visconti and Montezuma, symphonic works, etc.
Membership
Fellow American College Musicians. Received diploma and gold medal from Associazione dei Benemeriti Italiana of Palermo, Sicily, “for distinguished services in the cause of art”.
Connections
Married Mabel Blanche Kennicott, 1888.
