Bevan and M. C. Bevan, which from the dates may be son Percival and Reginald's twin brother or sister, who most likely never left Britain. Other activities He was an authority on the work of Sir Arthur Sullivan, and gave well-attended lectures on the subject at the Adelaide Town Hall. Bevan gave a large number of choral performances in the city. He officiated as organist and choirmaster for 20 years at the North Adelaide Congregational Church. He acted as adjudicator at the Ballarat Eisteddfod on several occasions. Shortly after the death of his wife, Bevan donated a valuable Christopher Barker New Testament to the State Library. Compositions Among his 100 songs, were the popular ballads: The Flight of Ages The Admiral's Broom The Sailor's Sweet-heart'''The Mighty RiverPeg Awayand anthems:Sing Unto God Ye Kingdoms of the Earth'' Bibliography Recognition The Frederick Bevan Prize Scholarship was offered to young singing students from 1952. A newspaper nominated him one of the 15 notable SA musicians of the late 19th and early 20th century: Frederick Bevan, Charles Cawthorne, E. Harold Davies, J. M. Dunn, Thomas Grigg, Hermann Heinicke, John Horner, E. H. Wallace Packer, Harold S. Parsons, W. R. Pybus, I. G. Reimann, William Silver, C. J. Stevens, Oscar Taeuber, Arthur Williamson. Family Frederick Bevan (1856 – 1939) married Louisa Ann Agnes Muirson (1853 – 7 February 1934) F. Percival Bevan (24 October 1880 – 3 January 1953) Reginald John Bevan (1882 – 26 November 1942) married the widow Bertha Louise "Birdie" Kaestner née Hoffman (perhaps Elisabeth Bertha Luise Hoffmann or similar) ( –1975) on 8 August 1912. (Paul Gustav Kaestner died 1908 married Bertha Luise Hoffman in 1903) Clifford Reginald Bevan (1914 – 1973) was a fine organist and player of the French horn. They had a home on 241 Melbourne Street, North Adelaide. References 1856 births 1939 deaths Australian choral conductors Australian music educators Australian classical organists Male classical organists