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Biography of Dr James Lyon
Lyon, DrJames. Mus.D. (Oxon, 1904). Pupil of Dr T. W. Dodds (organ) and Dr Herbert Botting; studied at Queen’s College, Oxford. Assistant organist of Bangor Cathedral, Wales, 1892-94; organist of St. Michael’s College, Tenbury, England, 1894-96; St. Mark’s, Surbiton, 1896; Warwick School, 1897; Wallasey Parish Church, Liverpool, c1908. Taught at the Birmingham and Midlands Institute, until 1933. Composed operas, orchestral, church, and organ music, songs, piano pieces, violin pieces, &c. b. Manchester, England, Oct. 25th, 1872; d. Australia, Aug. 25th, 1949.
Chopin, Frédérick François (Fryderyk Franciszek). Pupil of Adalbert Zywny; studied at the Warsaw Conservatory under Joseph Elsner. Composed piano music. b. Zelazowa Wola, near Warsaw, Poland, Mar. 1st, 1810; d. Paris, France, Oct. 17th, 1849.