Antanas Pocius (19 August 1913 – 1 April 1983) was Lithuanian choirmaster, organist and composer.
Antanas Pocius was born on 19 August 1913, in Pagiriai village, close to Tauragė in what was then Russian Empire in a very poor family and received a name of his grandfather, a village musician. A. Pocius was born very weak but survived the infancy nevertheless and was the fifth child in the family. Due to challenging economic conditions, all the children would serve as shepherds, with A. Pocius starting at the age of four. Antanas' father Petras Pocius fought in the First World War and was injured in his lungs, which caused the development of tuberculosis. He died when Antanas Pocius was only 12 years old, leaving the family in even tougher economic conditions after the householder's death.
After having finished three grades at the elementary school, Antanas Pocius started learning the trade of tailor until he realised he would do better as an organist.
