Samuel Sebastian Wesley

Wesley, Samuel Sebastian

Wesley, Samuel Sebastian (1810–76), composer and organist. A grandson of Charles Wesley, he was organist at Hereford and Exeter Cathedrals, Leeds Parish Church, and Winchester and Gloucester Cathedrals. Though not outstanding as a choir-master, he wrote some fine Church music, including the anthems ‘The Wilderness’, ‘Blessed be the God and Father’, and ‘Thou shalt keep him in perfect peace’.

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