Hubert Klyne Headley

Hubert Klyne Headley (1906–1996) was an American composer, musician, and educator. Early life and education Headley was born at Parkersburg, West Virginia on June 19, 1906. When he was six, his family moved to Fresno, California. His father, Lewis Lee Headley, was Superintendent of Schools, and his mother, Belle Cook Headley, was an organist. At the age of ten he was introduced to Maurice Ravel, whose music had a strong effect on him. He studied music at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, graduating in 1928. While there, he met Flora Denius of Vallejo, also a student at the college’s music conservatory, whom he married in 1929. For eight years, Headley served as director of instrumental music for California high schools, Career In the fall of 1935, Headley joined the music department of Fresno State College, replacing Assistant Professor Arthur C. Berdahl. Monteux later conducted part of the work in a radio concert for The Standard Symphony Hour. Headley’s works would be performed regularly on this program for the next several years. Also in 1939, Headley joined the faculty at Santa Barbara State College, and succeeded Maurice Faulkner as conductor of the Univer