Joseph-A. Fowler
Joseph-A. Fowler (14 November 1845 – 4 January 1917) was a Canadian
music educator. His compositional output mainly consists of sacred music, although he did compose some secular songs for voice and piano and a number of works for solo piano. He wrote two masses for choir and orchestra: Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary (published by I. Suckling & Sons, 1893) and Mass of the Sacred Heart (published by Whaley Royce, 1898).[1]
Life and career
Born in
William Ludwig to the city among other performers.[1]
An active recitalist and accompanist on the piano, Fowler notably performed
God Save the Queen in an 1870 concert organized by Adélard Joseph Boucher on the occasion of composer's centenary birth. He also served as the organist/choirmaster at St. Patrick's Basilica, Montreal from 1868 until his retirement in 1908. He was named an organist emeritus by St. Patrick's and in 1915 he donated an organ to the church's Lady Chapel.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Gilles Potvin. "Joseph-A. Fowler". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 3 January 2006.
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