John Stainer

1840-1901

Born: June 6, 1840, London, England. Died: March 31, 1901, Verona, Italy. Buried: Holywell Cemetery, St. Cross Church, Oxford, England.

Blinded in one eye in a childhood accident, Stainer served as chorister at St. Paul’s, and organist at the College of St. Michael, Tenbury, and Christ Church, Oxford. He founded the Oxford Philharmonic Society in 1866, was knighted in 1888, and became a professor of music at Oxford in 1889. His works include:

• A Theory of Harmony, 1871
• The Crucifixion, 1887
• Music in Relation to the Intellect and Emotions, 1892
• The Story of the Cross, 1893

Music:

1. Blessed Home, The
2. Cross of Jesus
3. Evening Prayer
4. Laus Matutina
5. Love Divine
6. Lux Prima
7. Rest (Stainer)
8. Rex Regum
9. St. Hill
10. Vesper