On a Hymnsong of Lowell Mason - arr. David R. Holsinger (Concert Band Grade 3)In the early 19th century, the leading composer of hymn tunes was Lowell Mason (1792 1872), whose main activities centered in Boston and New York City. Mason is particularly renowned for having pioneered the introduction of music instruction on a regular basis into the Boston public schools in 1827. He composed or arranged some 1600 hymn tunes and compiled some eighty collections of music. Among the best known of his surviving are ANTIOCH (Joy to the