Stoughton Composers
The small town of Stoughton has produced a number of composers who have written music performed by the Stoughton Musical Society and other performing organizations:
- 18th century
- Supply Belcher, b. 1751/ d. 1836 (Farmington, Maine)
- Samuel Capen, b. 1745/ d. 1809 (Canton, Massachusetts)
- Edward French, b. 1761/ d. 1845 (Sharon, Massachusetts)
- Jacob French, b. 1754/ d. 1817 (Simsbury, Connecticut)
- 19th century
- Alanson Belcher, b. 1810/ d. 1900 (Stoughton)
- Edwin Arthur Jones, b. 1854/ d. 1911 (Stoughton)-- his cantata for soloists, chorus and orchestra, Song of Our Saviour (1881), received its world premiere performance in Stoughton in 1992.
- 20th century
- F. William Kempf, b. 1901/ d. 1950 (Stoughton)- one of his instrumental works, Suite Classique (1940) was performed by the Boston Pops, conducted by Arthur Fiedler.
- Laura Shafer Gebhardt, b. 1885/ d. 1959 (Stoughton) - composed Flag of All Our Country for the bicentennial of the Town of Stoughton in 1926.
- Roger Lee Hall, b. 1942 - composed several commemorative pieces, including Peace (1981) and Dedication (1986).
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