Willan, Healey (1880–1968)

English–Canadian organist and composer. He began his career as a church organist in London, but emigrated to Toronto. There he became lecturer at the university in 1914 and music director to the Hart House Players in 1919. He became vice-principal of the Conservatory in 1920 and was later made professor at the university.

Works Instrumental incidental music to plays; two symphonies (1936, 1948); Marche solennelle for orchestra; preludes and fugues, Epilogue, Introduction, Passacaglia and Fugue and other works for organ.

Vocal church music, war elegy Why they so softly sleep, Apostrophe to the Heavenly Hosts, and Coronation Te Deum for chorus and orchestra (1953); songs to words by Yeats and others.