Sherwinの両親はWilliamとMarcia Carter Sherwin、彼の妻はMary Ann Howes Sherwin。十代の頃にボストンに移り、Lowel Masonのもとで音楽を学ぶ。後にニューイングランド音楽学校に勤め、マサチューセッツとニューヨークで声楽を教える。彼はニューヨーク州ショートカーの近くでのショートカー教育運動の最初の音楽指導者となり、Biglow & Main出版社の最初の編集長となった。彼の著作には以下のようなものがある。 Songs of Grace and Glory, with Silas Vail (New York: Horace Waters & Son, 1874) Echoes from Zion (New York: Horace Waters & Son, 1874) Chautauqua Carols, with Robert Lowry & Howard Doane (New York/Chicago, Illinois: Biglow & Main, 1878) Heart and Voice (Cincinnati, Ohio/New York: John Church, 1881) Song Worship for Sunday Schools, with Luther Emerson (Boston: Oliver Ditson, 1884) The Portfolio of Sunday School Songs, with Charles Case (Chicago, Illinois: Fleming H. Revell, 1887) Forest Songs for Chautauqua Assemblies, with Horatio Palmer (New York: Biglow & Main, 1888)
作品を含む出版物: Erickson, p. 392 Findagrave, accessed 13 Feb 2018 Jones, p. 154 Julian, pp. 1055, 1588, 1702 Nutter, p. 464 Stulken, p. 313
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