John Baptiste Calkin

1827-1905

Born: March 16, 1827, London, England. Died: May 15, 1905, Islington, London, England. Buried: Highgate Cemetery, London, England. James Burns, Christina Rossetti, Jeanette Threlfall and William Monk lie nearby.

Calkin served as organist, precentor and choirmaster at St. Columba’s College in Ireland, and at various churches in London. He was also a professor at the Guildhall School of Music and Croydon Conservatory.

Music:

1. Munus
2. Nox Praecessit
3. Ramoth
4. Savoy Chapel
5. Waltham