Ann Mounsey

Ann Mounsey or Ann Sheppard Mounsey or (after her marriage) Ann Mounsey Bartholomew was born on 17 April 1811 and died on 24 June 1891. She was well known in London as a teacher, conductor, and organist. As a composer, she published songs, hymns, partsongs, large-scale choral works, and many pieces for the piano and the organ. Life Mounsey was born at 21 Old Compton Street, Soho, London, the eldest child of Thomas Mounsey, a licensed victualler, and his wife, Mary, née Briggs. Her younger sister, Elizabeth Mounsey (1819–1905) also became a professional musician. In 1824 the family settled in Shoreditch, London. Ann’s early music education was undertaken at the renowned piano academy of Johann Bernhard Logier where in 1820 her talent for composition was noted by the composer Louis Spohr during a visit there. most memorably was in 1845 when she performed as accompanist at Crosby Hall, London, for the premiere of the choral work Hear My Prayer (for soprano solo, chorus and organ) by Felix Mendelssohn. Conductor From 1843 to 1848 Ann Mounsey ran ““The Crosby Hall Sacred Concert”” an innovative public concert series of six concerts per season. Composers featured included, Henry Purcell,