Society. Steadman-Allen also encouraged new compositional talent, particularly brass band composers. In his later years, Ray Steadman-Allen became affectionately known as 'RSA'. In 2003, the Royal School of Church Music awarded him its ARSCM (Associate of the RSCM). In 2005, The Salvation Army admitted RSA to its highest honour, the Order of the Founder. In 2012, a suite of articles about his life and works was published by Shield Books under the title of 'History, Harmony and Humanity'. Ray Steadman-Allen died on 15 December 2014 at the age of 92. References External links Steadman-Allen on SAWiki.net 1922 births 2014 deaths 20th-century British composers 20th-century English musicians Brass band composers Composers of Christian music English composers English Salvationists People from Lower Clapton Royal Navy sailors Salvation Army officers Royal Navy personnel of World War II