John Joubert

John Pierre Herman Joubert ( ) (20 March 1927 – 7 January 2019) was a South African-born British composer who worked in choral works. 
Biography.
A music academic at the universities of Hull and Birmingham for 36 years, Joubert took early retirement in 1986 to concentrate on composing and has remained active into his 80s. 
Though perhaps his best known for his choral music, were the carols "Torches" and "There is No Rose of Such Virtue" and the anthem "O Lorde, the Maker of Al Thing". Joubert composed over 160 works including two symphonies, four concertos and seven operas.
Joubert was born in Cape Town, South Africa. He studied at Diocesan College, South African College of Music and at the Royal Academy of Music.
Joubert lived in Moseley, a suburb of Birmingham, England, for over 50 years at the time of his death. He died on 7 January 2019 in Moseley at the age of 91.