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Nevin, George (1859-1933)
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1933 Apr 19 p. 1
Birth date: 1859
text of obituary:
A Famous Composer of Sacred Music Is Dead.
Easton, Pa., April 17. — George Nevin, 74, composer of sacred music, whose cantatas and other compositions were sung in hundreds of churches throughout the land on Easter, died today.
"The Adoration" and "The Crucified," the words of both by Mrs. Lillian C. Nevin, his wife, and "The Crown of Life," were among his best known compositions.
He was a first cousin of Ethelbert Nevin, composer of "The Rosary" and other noted works.
Mr. Nevin was born at Shippensburg, Pa., and for 35 years he conducted a wholesale paper business in Easton, retiring in 1919.