Alexander Frame Lithgow was born on December 1, 1870 in Glasgow (Scotland). When he was 6 years old, his family immigrated to Invercargill, New Zealand. A recognized child prodigy, he was accepted into the local wind band at an early age, played violin in the theater orchestra, won several championships as a cornet soloist, conducted various orchestras and established himself as a composer. Lithgow wrote about two hundred marches and numerous pieces for orchestra, piano and voice. When his joyou...