Frank Warren O'Reilly
Frank Warren O'Reilly (1921-2001) was a gay activist and founder of the Charles Ives Festival in Miami and of the Chopin Foundation.[1]
Biography
[edit]F. Warren O'Reilly served during World War II and attended New York City College.[2]
He was the music editor for The Miami News in the 1970s.[3] In this capacity he organized the Charles Ives Festival in 1973.[4][5] He assembled a Festival Committee that included Leonard Bernstein, Leopold Stokowski, Lou Harrison, and John Cage.[6]
O'Reilly was adjunct professor at the University of Miami School of Music and president and executive director of The Chopin Foundation of the United States.[7][8]
He is buried at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C. His tombstone reads: A Gay WWII Veteran. F. Warren O'Reilly, Ph.D., 1921-2001, During my eventful lifetime the only honest and truthful ending of the Pledge of Allegiance was "... with Liberty and Justice for SOME".[1]
The F. Warren O'Reilly papers, 1922-2001 are hosted at the University of Miami, Special Collections.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The Gay Resident of Congressional Cemetery" (PDF). Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ Jonas, Gilbert (2000). One Shining Moment: A History of the Student Federalist Movement in the United States, 1942-53. iUniverse. p. 164. ISBN 9780595135011. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "Dragon, Davis win plaudits - 29 Jul 1974, Mon • Other Editions • Page 20". The Miami News: 20. 1974. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "The Ives Festival: Why Not? - 04 Jun 1973, Mon • Main Edition • Page 19". The Miami News: 19. 1973. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "News-sponsored Ives Festival set - 10 Jan 1973, Wed • Main Edition • Page 18". The Miami News: 18. 1973. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ Paul, David C. (2013). Charles Ives in the Mirror: American Histories of an Iconic Composer. University of Illinois Press. p. 242. ISBN 9780252094699. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "Notes: Lending Wagner a Hand". The New York Times. 1977. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "Chopiniana - 21 Apr 1981, Tue • Main Edition • Page 19". The Miami News: 19. 1981. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "O'Reilly, F. Warren papers, 1922-2001, University of Miami Special Collections". University of Miami Finding Aids. Retrieved 25 January 2018.