Faustina Hasse Hodges

Who was Faustina Hasse Hodges?

Faustina Hasse Hodges was an English-American organist and composer. She was born in Malmesbury, England, the daughter of organist and composer Edward Hodges, who brought his family from England to America in 1838. Faustina Hodges taught music and also worked as a church organist in Brooklyn and Philadelphia, and began publishing songs and piano/organ music in the 1850s. She also wrote and published her father's biography. She died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.