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Roberta Geddes-Harvey

Anne Catherine Roberta Geddes-Harvey (née Geddes; 25 December 1849 – 22 April 1930) was a Canadian organist, choirmaster and composer. Early life and education Roberta Geddes was born in Hamilton,

Anne Catherine Roberta Geddes-Harvey (née Geddes; 25 December 1849 – 22 April 1930) was a Canadian organist, choirmaster and composer. Early life and education Roberta Geddes was born in Hamilton, Ontario, and studied music with Arthur E. Fisher, Humfrey Anger and Edward Fisher, graduating with a Bachelor of Music degree from Trinity College, Toronto, in 1899. Career After completing her studies, Geddes-Harvey worked as an organist in Hamilton, and then took a position in 1876 as choirmaster and organist at St. George’s Anglican Church in Guelph; she continued in this position for more than fifty years. Works Geddes-Harvey wrote hymns, anthems, songs, and instrumental works bearing copyright dates from 1897 to 1919. Selected works include: *La Terre Bonne (The Land of the Maple Leaf) libretto by A. Klugh (lost) *The Old Boys Welcome, single remaining song from La Terre Bonne *Salvator, oratorio to words from the scriptures References

Era
Romantic
Lived
1849–1930
From
Canada
Born in
Hamilton · died Guelph
Known as
composer, organist, choir director
Instruments
organ

Contemporaries

Composers of the same nationality whose working lives overlapped — computed across all 11,984 dated composers in this library, not taken from any single article.