Albert Ham (1858-1940) was born in Bath, England. He began his studies in Bath and was a chorister and later organist at All Saints’ Church. He also studied with James Higgs and Varley Roberts in London and Julius Stockhausen in Frankfurt. He served as organist at Ilminster and at Taunton. He moved to Toronto, Canada, as organist-choirmaster at St. James’ Anglican Cathedral. He taught voice, organ, and composition at the Toronto College of Music and at the Canadian Academy. He was founder and the only conductor of the Canadian National Chorus, a founder and the first president of the Canadian Guild of Organists (RCCO), and was an examiner for Bishop’s University. He was best known for his work as a choir trainer and perpetuator of the British choral tradition. He retired to England in 1936 and died at Brighton. He authored music textbooks and manuals on singing. His largest work is the cantata The Solitudes of the Passion, and composed a number of marches, cantatas, choral works, assorted small works, anthems, songs, and hymns.