Frederick Augustus Packer (1839–1902) was an Australian composer of
Anglican spiritual and
romantic music.[1] He was born in
Reading, Berkshire, of a musical family. His parents, Frederick Alexander Packer and Augusta Packer (née Gow), both members of the Royal Academy of Music in London, arrived with their family in Hobart in 1852 to take up the position of organist at
St David's Cathedral in Davey Street.[2][3] He worked as a postal telegraph operator,[4] parliamentary civil servant, organist and music teacher,[5] notably of
Amy Sherwin.[6] He died after some years in Sydney [2]
He was a nephew of composer
Charles Sandys Packer[7] and an uncle to media mogul
R. C. Packer.[1]
2016 Three pieces of Frederick A. Packer: Sion Reade concert band[12]
References
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abWettenhall, R. L. "Packer, Frederick Augustus (1839–1902)".
Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University – via Australian Dictionary of Biography.
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ab"Death of Mr F. A. Packer". Daily Telegraph. Vol. XXII, no. 183. Tasmania, Australia. 4 August 1902. p. 3. Retrieved 13 November 2020 – via National Library of Australia.