Choirmaster, educator and singer Mary Eveline Fincken is born

Date: 27 Apr 1882
Updated: 25 Apr 2021

Singer Mary Eveline Fincken , also known as choirmaster, teacher of singing and educationist was born in Hoyland, Yorkshire, England. She came to South Africa in 1908 for health reasons. Fincken was one of the first staff members at the South African College of Music in Cape Town. On her death in 1955 she left her collection of music to the Black section of the Cape Town Public Library.

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01Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography , v.1, Pretoria: HSRC.
02Remembered Admin, Andrea, Obituary for Mary Eveline Fincken (1882 - 1955), from Remembered, [online], Available at remembered.co.za [Accessed: 29 April 2014]

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Choirmaster, educator and singer Mary Eveline Fincken is born. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011092

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South African History Online. "Choirmaster, educator and singer Mary Eveline Fincken is born." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011092.