Lynnwood Farnam

Synopsis

Canadian composer, organist, and teacher

• 13 Jan 1885 born in Sutton, Quebec, Canada
• 1900-04, London, studies at Royal Conservatory of Music
• 1904-13, Montreal, organist at Methodist church of St. James, St. James the Apostle, and Christ Church Cathedral, successively
• 1913-18, Boston, organist at Emmanuel Church
• 1919-20, New York, organist at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church
• 1920-30, New York, organist at Church of the Holy Communion
• 1927-30, New York and Philadelphia, taught in New York and at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia
• 23 Nov 1930 died in New York City, New York, USA

His only known work was a toccata in A minor on O Filii et Filiae, published posthumously in 1932.

For details, see the Wikiepdia article on Lynnwood Farnam (in French only).

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Other Resources

• The Lynnwood Farnam Society Homepage

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