Wallace Goodrich

J. Wallace Goodrich (27 May 1871, Newton, Massachusetts — 6 June 1952, Boston, MA) was an American organist, conductor, composer, writer, and director of the New England Conservatory Of Music in Boston from 1931 until his retirement in 1942. Goodrich served as the organist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra (1897 to 1900) and was a titular organist and concertmaster at Boston's Trinity Church (1902-1907). He was also the conductor and director of The Boston Cecilia (1907-1910) and The Boston Opera Company (1909-1912). Goodrich enrolled in the New England Conservatory in 1888, studying organ with Henry Morton Dunham and composition with George Whitefield Chadwick. He then traveled to Europe to further his education under Josef Rheinberger in Munich and Charles-Marie Widor in Paris. In 1897, John Wallace returned to the United States and joined the NEC faculty; he was promoted to Dean in 1907 and served as the Conservatory's director between 1931 and 1942.