Mabel Wheeler Daniels, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mabel Wheeler Daniels

American composer

Date of Birth: 27-Nov-1878

Place of Birth: Swampscott, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 10-Mar-1971

Profession: composer, conductor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Mabel Wheeler Daniels (November 27, 1877 in Swampscott, Massachusetts – March 10, 1971 in Boston) was an American composer, conductor, and teacher.
She attended Radcliffe College and studied with George Whitefield Chadwick before traveling to Germany for further study with Ludwig Thuille in Munich.
Upon her return to the United States she became head of the music department at Simmons College, serving there until 1918.
She continued working until late in her life, and was given honorary degrees by both Boston University and Tufts University.
Much of her output was choral, though she wrote a handful of operettas and some orchestral and chamber works.