John Owen Ward

Background

Ward, John Owen was born on September 20, 1919 in London. Came to the United States, 1956. Son of John Dudley and Edith Mary (Snow) Ward.

Education

Master of Arts, University of Oxford, 1956.

Career

Editl. assistant to Doctor Percy A. Scholes, Oxford, 1949-1956; manager music department, University of Oxford Press, New York City, 1957-1972; director serious music, Boosey & Hawkes, New York City, 1972-1979. President Music Publications Association, New York City, 1974-1976.

Achievements

• John Owen Ward has been listed as a noteworthy music publishing executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • The Oxford Companion to Music

Membership

Staff Sergeant Royal Artillery, 1940-1946, Africa, Italy. Member Royal Musical Association, American Musicological Society, Music Library. Association, International Association Music Libraries, Society for Italian Studies.

Interests

• Avocations: chamber music, musical research.

Connections

Married Maya Rivi'ere (deceased 1989).

Father:

John Dudley Ward

Mother:

Edith Mary (Snow) Ward

Spouse:

Maya Rivi'ere