John Henry Willcox
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John Henry Willcox was an organist and organ maker educated at Trinity College (Connecticut)
. He spent the rest of his life as an organist in Boston.
While there, he was a partner in the organ building firm run by William Benjamin Dearborn Simmons
. He was succeeded as organist and choir master at the Church of the Immaculate Conception by George Whiting
.
Trinity College (Connecticut)
Trinity College is a private, liberal arts college in Hartford, Connecticut. Founded in 1823, it is the second-oldest college in the state of Connecticut after Yale University. The college enrolls 2,300 students and has been coeducational since 1969. Trinity offers 38 majors and 26 minors, and has...
. He spent the rest of his life as an organist in Boston.
While there, he was a partner in the organ building firm run by William Benjamin Dearborn Simmons
William Benjamin Dearborn Simmons
William Benjamin Dearborn Simmons was an American organ builder.Simmons apprenticed under Thomas Appleton and founded his own business in 1845 along with Thomas McIntyre. From 1851 he ran the business alone, and in 1856 George Fisher became partner...
. He was succeeded as organist and choir master at the Church of the Immaculate Conception by George Whiting
George Whiting
George Elbridge Whiting was an American composer of classical music.-Early life and career:Born in Holliston, Massachusetts, he founded the Beethoven Society in Hartford, Connecticut when he was fifteen years old. He moved to Boston, Massachusetts in 1862 and later to New York City. Whiting was a...
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