Carl Ivar Natanael Widéen föddes 21 mars 1871 i Bällö i Småland och dog 16 mars 1951 i Lidköping. År 1900 domkyrkoorganist i Skara och verkade därefter i stadens musikliv drygt femtio år. Han komponerade företrädesvis sånger och körstycken. Ett stort antal verk tillkom även för kyrkoårets olika högtider. Widéen var under sin livstid en välkänd och uppskattad tonsättare av körmusik. Ledamot av Kungl. Musikaliska akademien 1921.

Carl Ivar Natanael Widéen was born on 21 March 1871 in Bällö in the province of Småland and died on 16 March 1951 in Lidköping. In 1900 he became a cathedral organist in Skara, after which he was active on the town's music scene for over fifty years. He mainly composed songs and choral pieces, and many of his works were written for the various celebrations of the liturgical year. Widéen was a well-known and popular composer of choral music during his lifetime. He became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in 1921.