Dudley Buck

BUCK, Dudley. b. Hartford, Connecticut, 10 March 1839; d. West Orange, New Jersey, 6 October 1909. The son of a merchant father, Buck was not intended for a career in music. He began studying piano only at the age of 15, making swift progress. After attending Trinity College in Hartford (1855-57), Buck enrolled in the Leipzig Conservatory, where he studied piano, organ, and composition. He followed his organ teacher to Dresden in 1860, and in 1861 went to Paris to study organ building and maintenance. Returning to Hartford in 1862, he secured a post as organist at the North Congregational Church and established himself as a teacher of music. In 1869, Buck moved to Chicago as the organist of...