Francis Edward Bache (; 14 September 183324 August 1858) was an English organist and composer. Born at Birmingham as the eldest of seven children of Samuel Bache, a well-known Unitarian minister, he studied with James Stimpson, Birmingham City Organist, and with violinist Alfred Mellon while being educated at his father's school. He played the violin in the 1846 Birmingham festival, and in 1849 went to London as a private composition student for three years under William Sterndale Bennett In October 1850 Bache became organist of All Saints, Gordon Square. While continuing his studies with Sterndale Bennett, Bache composed concertos, overtures, two operettas, a string quartet and a piano trio along with many piano pieces. He made his debut as a concert performer at Keighley, Yorkshire on 21 January 1851. When he played the Allegro of an unpublished piano concerto of his own in June 1852, Henry Chorley remarked, "We have met with no Englishman for whom we have so long been waiting than
Francis Edward Bache (14 de septiembre de 1833 – 24 de agosto de 1858) fue un organista y compositor inglés. Nacido en Birmingham como el mayor de siete hijos de Samuel Bache, un conocido ministro unitario, estudió con James Stimpson, organista de Birmingham City, y con el violinista Alfred Mellon mientras estaba siendo educado en la escuela de su padre. Jugó al violín en el festival de Birmingham de 1846, y en 1849 se fue a Londres como estudiante de composición privada durante tres años bajo William Sterndale Bennett En octubre de 1850 Bache se convirtió en organista de All Saints, Gordon Square. Mientras continuaba sus estudios con Sterndale Bennett, Bache compuso conciertos, overtures, dos operetas, un cuarteto y un trio de piano junto con muchas piezas de piano. Hizo su debut como artista de conciertos en Keighley, Yorkshire el 21 de enero de 1851.