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Harry Benjamin Jepson (1870–1952) was an American organist and composer and (starting in 1906) the first University Organist of Yale.[2]

This article is about the American organist. For the rugby administrator, see Harry Jepson.
Harry Benjamin Jepson
BornAugust 16, 1870[1]
New Haven, Connecticut
DiedAugust 23, 1952(1952-08-23) (aged 82)[1]
Noank, Connecticut
SpouseIsabella James

Jepson studied at Yale under Horatio Parker and Gustave Stoeckel, earning a B.A. in 1893 and a B.M. in 1894. He then studied in Paris under Charles Marie Widor and Louis Vierne. He was appointed instructor at Yale in 1895, eventually rising to a full professorship in 1907.[1]

Among his students were Edward Shippen Barnes, Seth Bingham, and Edwin Arthur Kraft.[3]

Yale's Harry B. Jepson Memorial Scholarship is named after him, and he oversaw the design and construction of the renowned Newberry Memorial Organ in Yale's Woolsey Hall.


References


  1. "Selected Compositions of Harry Benjamin Jepson; Misc. Ms. 216". Yale University Library.
  2. "A New Endowment to Secure the Future of The Newberry Memorial Organ / Woolsey Hall Archived 2012-12-05 at the Wayback Machine" Accessed June 21, 2012.
  3. "Edwin Arthur Kraft of Trinity Cathedral, Cleveland" (PDF). The Diapason. 34 (3): 1. February 1, 1943.




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