SILVESTER (Camp)

Composer: John Spencer Camp

Born: Jan­u­a­ry 3, 1858, Mid­dle­town, Con­nec­ti­cut. Died: Feb­ru­ary 1, 1946. The fun­er­al was held at Asy­lum Hill Con­gre­ga­tion­al Church in Hart­ford, Con­nec­ti­cut. Buried: In­di­an Hill Cem­e­te­ry , Mid­dle­town, Con­nec­ti­cut. Camp grad­u­at­ed from Wes­ley­an Un­i­ver­si­ty in 1878 and re­ceived a Mas­ter of Arts in 1881. He went on to stu­dy law, but found that mu­sic was his true vo­ca­tion. In 1882, he be­came or­gan­ist at the Park Con­gre­ga­tion­al Church in Hart­ford, Con­nec­ti­cut, and in 1906 or­gan­ist at the Cen­ter Church in Hart­ford, Con­nec­ti­cut. He left the Cen­ter Church in 1921 to be­come di­rect­or of the Aus­tin Or­gan Com­paÂ… Go to person page >