Benjamin Dwight Allen
Composer
1831 – 1914
Who was Benjamin Dwight Allen?
Benjamin Dwight Allen was a composer and organist. His parents were natives of Massachusetts named Alvan and Lucy. He was an organist for Congregational Churches and gained attention in the nineteenth century.
He was from 1845 teacher and organist, and from 1857 to 1894 organist and choir director, of the Union Congregational Church. In 1858 he founded the Worcester Music Festival. From 1871 to 1876 he taught at the Boston Conservatory. After 1894 he led the music department at a college in Wisconsin and from 1902 to 1905 he worked as an organist at the Manhattan Congregational Church in New York City.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Feb 16, 1831
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Mar 4, 1914
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Benjamin Dwight Allen." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/benjamin_dwight_allen>.
Discuss this Benjamin Dwight Allen biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In