Francesco D'Auria

'''Francesco Mariano D'Auria''' (1841-1919) was an Italian conductor, composer, and music educator. He began his career in his native country but after 1881 he was active in North America. Some of his more well known compositions include the cantatas ''The Sea King's Bride'' (1890), ''Crusader's Ransom'' (1891), and ''Gulnare'' (1892); the latter of which is considered his best and most innovative work. A number of his songs were published by Abraham Nordheimer between 1888–1893 and Whaley Royce published one of his anthems. Provided by Wikipedia