Adele Bayne
Born: July 17th, 1916
Died: February 15th, 1997
Obituary
Adele Wehman Bayne- Mrs. Adele Wehman Bayne, 80, of San Diego, California, formerly of Burlington, died Saturday, February 15, 1997, at the Remington Health Center in San Diego.
Born July 17, 1916, in Burlington, she was the daughter of Edward J. and Ina B Hildebrand Wehman. On May 29, 1946, she married William H. Bayne Jr. He died April 24, 1993.
Mrs. Bayne was a musician and educator. She was a professional harpist.
She received her bachelor’s degree in music from Chicago University and American Conservatory of Music in 1941. She was instructor of the cello music department at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., from 1936 to 1939. She was on the faculty of the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago from 1937 to 1940.
She was cellist and harpist for the Chicago Women's Symphony from 1937 to 1940, cellist for the Chicago Civic Orchestra from 1938 to 1940, member of the NBC Symphony Orchestra/Toscanini from 1941 to 1946, was staff harpist for radio stations, including WTIC in Hartford, Conn., WLS and WGN in Chicago and NBC Blue Network in New York City from 1938 to 1945, was harpist for the Southern Symphony in Columbia, S.C., from 1943 to 1945.
She performed on the Lucky Strike Hit Parade in New York City from 1944 to 1946. She was harpist for various artists, including Morton Downey and Frank Sinatra in New York City from 1945 to 1952, was instructor of harp and cello, freelance performer, and soloist in Washington, DC in 1950. She played harp for the inaugural balls of Presidents Harry Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and Richard M. Nixon.
She was a member of the National Yout Orchestra in New York City from 1940 to 1941, was harpist for various orchestras, including Paul Whieman, Vaughan Monroe, Spike Jones, and Radio City Music Hall, was accompanist for Victor Borge, Dinah Shore, Gregor Piatoagorski, Laurenz Melchoir, and Helen Traubel, was harpist for stage productions of “Twelfth Night,” with Helen Hayes and “Glass Menagerie” with Lorette Taylor. She played at recitals, including Gotterdamerung, and appeared in the film “Carnegie Hall” in 1947.
She was a member of Des Moines County Historical Association, Prince George’s Historical Association in Upper Marlboro, Md., Prince George’s Historical Association in Upper Marlboro, Md., Prince George’s Genealogical Society, was recipient of first-place award at the State of Iowa Music Competition in 1934, was recipient of first place award in the National Music Competition in Cleveland in 1934, named to the Women’s Hall of Fame, Prince George’s County, was a life member of American Federation of Musicians of Chicago, life member of the Women’s Symphony Association, life member of the American Harp Society, life member of Mu Phi Epsilon Sorority, life member of San Diego Harp Society and a member of the Congregational Church.
Survivors include two sons, Edward John Bayne of Jacksonville, Fla., and William H. Bayne 111 of San Diego; and six grandchildren.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the time of service on Monday.
The funeral for Mrs. Bayne will be 11 am Monday in Prugh’s Chapel, with the Rev. Roy Backus officiating. Burial will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery.
A memorial has been established.