FREDERICK WILLIAM GOODRICH

Frederick William Goodrich (1866–1942) was born in Norfolk, England, and became a church organist at age 18. He served at several London churches before immigrating to the United States in 1904 as organist at St. David’s Episcopal church in Portland, Oregon. He served as organist at St. Mary’s Catholic cathedral (Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception) from 1907 to 1934, then was organist at Grace Memorial Episcopal church until his retirement in 1949. He was a leading figure in the city’s musical life. He was organist for the Lewis and Clark fair in 1905 and was a guest organist at the San Francisco world’s fair in 1915. He was editor of “The Oregon Catholic Hymnal”; was president of the “Oregon Music Teachers Association”; and wrote an unpublished history of the Portland Symphony Orchestra. His compositions are mostly arrangements and church music.

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The wearing of the green

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