Frank Edwin Ward

Frank Edwin Ward
Born(1872-10-07)October 7, 1872
Wysox, Pennsylvania, US
DiedSeptember 16, 1953(1953-09-16) (aged 80)
Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, US
EducationColumbia University
Occupation(s)Composer, organist

Frank Edwin Ward (October 7, 1872 – September 16, 1953) was an American composer and organist.

Biography

Born in Wysox, Pennsylvania, he was the son of writer Cyrenus Osborne Ward, and the nephew of Lester Frank Ward. He was educated at Columbia University, and later served as its organist for some time. He wrote some works for orchestra and a deal of chamber music in addition to church music, cantatas, and songs. He was a pupil of Edward MacDowell.[1]

He died at his summer home at Wolfeboro, New Hampshire on September 16, 1953.[2]

References

  1. ^ Elson, Louis Charles (1918). Modern Music and Musicians. Vol. 10. p. 496. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  2. ^ "Deaths Elsewhere". Elmira Star-Gazette. September 17, 1953. p. 16. Retrieved July 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  • Howard, John Tasker (1939). Our American Music: Three Hundred Years of It. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell *Company.
  • Greenberg, Stephen (April 1990). "Notes to Ward Family Papers, 1870-1953" (PDF). New York Public Library: Humanities and Social Sciences Library: Manuscripts and Archives Division. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2007. Retrieved June 28, 2009.


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