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Sir William Sterndale Bennett (13 April 1816 – 1 February 1875) was an English composer, pianist, conductor and music educator. At the age of ten Bennett was admitted to the London Royal Academy of Music (RAM), where he remained for ten years.
Pastoral: The May Queen, Op 39; Sacred Cantata: The Woman of Samaria, Op 44 (Birmingham Festival, 1867) Duet: Remember Now Thy Creator; Exhibition Ode (1862), Op 40; Cambridge Installation Ode, Op 41; Now, my God, Let, I beseech Thee; God is a Spirit; Several other anthems, Hymn and Psalm tunes
Sir William Sterndale Bennett in 1861. In the later 19th century there was an increasing appetite for large scale works that covered epic, biblical and mythical themes. This was reflected in the topics of operas, cantatas and oratorios, often utilising British poems and novels.
Catherine Winkworth (13 September 1827 – 1 July 1878) was an English hymnwriter and educator. She translated the German chorale tradition of church hymns for English speakers, for which she is recognized in the calendar of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
She was engaged as the soprano soloist for the premiere of the pastorale May Queen by William Sterndale Bennett, a work commissioned for the opening of the Leeds Music Festival in 1858 and conducted by the composer. Probably the finest revelation of her powers was at the Handel Festival there in June 1859. She then determined to retire.
Meg Bennett, a veteran soap opera actor who also won a Daytime Emmy Award for her work as a writer, died April 11 from cancer, her family said. She was 75. A native of Pasadena, California ...
Soap opera actress and screenwriter Meg Bennett died at age 75. Bennett’s family confirmed in an obituary published on Sunday, April 21, that she passed away earlier this month. “Meg lost her ...
Meg Bennett, a veteran soap opera writer and actress, has died. She was 75.Bennett -- who was best known for her writing on shows, including The Bold and the Beautiful and General Hospital, as ...