▁a ▁frequent ▁guest ▁at ▁Fin zi ' s ▁home ▁at ▁Ash mans worth ▁in ▁Ham pshire ; ▁the ▁S ums ion ▁and ▁Fin zi ▁families ▁( the ▁S ums ions ▁had ▁three ▁sons , ▁the ▁Fin z is ▁two ) ▁also ▁went ▁on ▁hol iday ▁together . ▁ ▁The ▁S ums ion ▁and ▁How ells ▁families ▁were ▁like wise ▁close , ▁ev iden ced ▁by ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁the ▁S ums ions ▁hosted ▁How ells ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁for ▁Christmas ▁following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁the ▁How ells ' s ▁son ▁Michael ; ▁and ▁according ▁to ▁one ▁How ells ▁bi ograph er , ▁it ▁was ▁S ums ion ▁who ▁first ▁encourag ed ▁How ells ▁to ▁allow ▁H ymn us ▁Parad isi , ▁written ▁in ▁Michael ' s ▁memory , ▁to ▁be ▁performed . ▁ ▁S ums ion ▁also ▁led ▁an ▁active ▁professional ▁life ▁outside ▁the ▁c athedral . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁begun ▁compos ing ▁as ▁a ▁young ▁man ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁accept ▁comm issions ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁well ▁into ▁his ▁eight ies . ▁Poss ibly ▁his ▁last ▁work ▁was ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁h ym ns ▁entitled ▁' F our ▁H ym ns ', ▁to ▁words ▁by ▁Paul ▁W ig more , ▁and ▁published ▁by ▁O ec um use ▁in ▁the ▁aut umn ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁only ▁weeks ▁after ▁S ums ion ' s ▁death . ▁He ▁composed ▁many ▁works ▁for ▁organ ▁and ▁cho ir , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁chamber ▁and ▁orch est ral ▁pieces