Jean Sibelius
Born December 8, 1865, Hämeenlinna, Finland · Died September 20, 1957, Järvenpää, Finland · Suomi Lodge No. 1, Helsinki
Finland’s national composer, who wrote music for Finnish Masonic ritual.
Finland's national composer, who wrote music for Finnish Masonic ritual.
Sources
- https://freemasonry.bcy.ca/biography/sibelius_j/sibelius_j.html (citing Denslow)
- Portrait image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jean_Sibelius_circa_1898-1900_(3x4_cropped).jpg (Public domain)
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Life & Masonic Timeline
December 8, 1865
Born — Hämeenlinna, Finland
April 28, 1892
Age 26
Premiered Kullervo
April 26, 1899
Age 33
Premiered his First Symphony
November 1899
Age 33
Premiered Finlandia
August 18, 1922
Age 56
Initiated an Entered Apprentice in Suomi Lodge No. 1, Helsinki
March 1924
Age 58
Completed his Seventh Symphony
1927
Age 62
Completed his Masonic ritual music, Op. 113
September 20, 1957
Age 91
Died — Järvenpää, Finland
Unknown
Passed to the Degree of Fellowcraft
Unknown
Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason
Photographerː Daniel Nyblin, via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Source