(Section C)
Led by LACRANCE TURNER
Conducted by JULIAN CLIFFORD
By his first wife Mathias Haydn , a master wheelwright, had twelve children. The second was Joseph, the great composer, the sixth was Johann Michael , who distinguished himself as a church composer, and the eleventh was Johann Evangelist , who became a singer in Prince Esterhazy's chapel.
Michael Haydn (1737-1806) entered St. Stephen's, Vienna, as a chorister in '745. five years after his brother, Joseph. There he learnt to play the violin and organ and was soon proficient enough to act as deputy organist at St. Stephen's. His life appears to have been spent in the service of the church. As a composer he was almost as prolific as his brother, whose genius, however, overshadowed him. He wrote about 360 compositions for the church, thirty symphonies, and many other choral and instrumental works. The most famous of his pupils was Weber.