- Born
- Died
- Johannes Somary was born on April 7, 1935 in Zurich, Switzerland. Johannes is known for Cabeza de Vaca (1962). Johannes was married to Anne. Johannes died on February 1, 2011 in The Bronx, New York, USA.
- SpouseAnne(? - February 1, 2011) (his death, 3 children)
- He was organist and choirmaster at the Church of Our Saviour and St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York.
- He graduated from Yale. He was on the music faculty of the Horace Mann School in New York from 1959 to 2002.
- He grew up in Washington DC, where his father was an economist.
- He was a composer, organist, and conductor.
- He was the founder and director of "Amor Artis", a choir and instrumental ensemble which has performed neglected choral works for 50 years. Their first concert, in 1962, presented little-known works by Hindemith, Bruckner, and Schuetz.
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