1844–1912 · 20th century
A British organist, composer, arranger and music editor born in Huddersfield. He began his professional career as an organist at nine, held posts at the University of Glasgow and Glasgow Cathedral, and from 1897 until his death in 1912 played at St George's Hall in Liverpool. The site holds his choral arrangement of the hymn tune "St. Margaret".
Albert Lister Peace was born on 26 January 1844 in the English town of Huddersfield. He learned to play the organ as a young child, and by the age of nine he already held a paid post as organist of Holmfirth parish church — the appointment usually counted as the start of his professional career.
Peace's later career was tied to Glasgow. From 1870 to 1880 he held the post of organist at the University of Glasgow, and from 1879, before he had even left the university post, he also began serving at Glasgow Cathedral — a position he held for almost two decades, until 1897.
In 1897 Peace took charge of the organ at St George's Hall in Liverpool, succeeding W. T. Best in the post. Commenting on his appointment, an association of music teachers ranked Peace among the finest interpreters of organ classics England had produced.
Peace served at St George's Hall for the rest of his life. He died on 14 March 1912 in Liverpool, at the age of 68.
Peace was not only a performer: over his career he also composed, arranged, edited music and worked as an author. Catalogues credit him with 81 works published across 109 separate editions.
The site currently holds a single work by Peace — a choral arrangement of the hymn tune "St. Margaret (hymntune)" for mixed choir, at the intermediate level. It is the natural place to start exploring his music.