Adams, Thomas. Pupil of Sir Frederick Bridge. Organist of Halstead Parish Church; St. Alban-the-Martyr, Holborn, London, 1888-1918. Taught at Bishop Stortford Grammar School. Composed choral and organ music. b. Harlow, England, Nov. 21st, 1857; d. Islington, London, Nov. 4th, 1918.
Alcock, SirWalter Galpin. Mus.D. (Dunelm, 1905), F.R.C.O., F.R.C.M., M.V.O. (1933). Studied at the National Training School for Music; pupil of Sir Arthur Sullivan, Sir John Stainer and J. Francis Barnett. Organist of Twickenham Parish Church, 1880-87; the Quebec Chapel, Marylebone, London, 1887-; Holy Trinity, Sloane Square, London, 1895-1902; assistant organist of Westminster Abbey, 1889-1916; organist of the Chapel Royal, St. James’ Palace, London, 1902-16; Salisbury Cathedral, 1916-47; at the coronations of King Edward VII, 1902; King George V, 1911. Professor of organ at the Royal College of Music, London; president of Royal College of Organists, 1926-27. Composed anthems, services, &c. Brother of Gilbert A. Alcock. b. Edenbridge, England, Dec. 29th, 1861; d. Salisbury, Sep. 11th, 1947.
Alexander, Alfred. Mus.B. (Toronto, 1889). Chorister at Rochester Cathedral; pupil of John Hopkins and Sir Frederick Bridge. Organist of Shorne Church, 1862-65; Strood Parish Church, 1865-68; assistant organist of Rochester Cathedral, 1865-68; organist to the Earl of Mar and Kellie, Scotland; of St. John’s, Alloa, 1869-; St. Michael’s College, Tenbury, England, 1874-77; Wigan Parish Church, 1877-88; the American Church, Nice, France, 1891-92; St. Andrew’s, Southport, England, 1895; St. John’s (Episcopal), Edinburgh, Scotland, 1896-1914. Composed cantatas, church music, chamber music, organ pieces, songs, part-songs, &c. b. Rochester, England, May 6th, 1844.
Andrews, DrGeorge Whitfield. Mus.D. (Oberlin, 1903). Studied at the Oberlin Conservatory; in Munich with Josef Rheinberger; Paris with Alexandre Guilmant and Vincent d’Indy; in Leipzig with Dr Robert Papperitz and Salomon Jadassohn. Organist in Meadville, Pennsylvania; Toledo, Ohio, 1879-86; the First Congregational Church, Oberlin, Ohio; the Second Congregational Church, Oberlin; recitalist. Taught at the Oberlin Conservatory, 1886; then professor of organ, composition, and orchestra there, 1892; a founder of the American Guild of Organists. Composed church music, organ pieces, piano pieces, &c. b. Wayne, Ohio, U.S.A., Jan. 19th, 1861; d. Honolulu, Hawaii, Aug. 18th, 1932.
Barié, Augustin Charles. Studied at the Institut des Jeunes Aveugles; pupil of Adolphe Marty, Louis Vierne and Alexandre Guilmant. Blind organist of St. Germain-des-Prés’, Paris. b. Paris, France, Nov. 15th, 1883; d. Antony, Hautes-de-Seine, Aug. 22nd, 1915.
Barrell, Edgar Alden. Organist in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Father of Edgar A. Barrell. b. Lawrence, Massachusetts, U.S.A., June 16th, 1871; d. New Bedford, Massachusetts, Aug. 13th, 1923.
Batiste, Antoine Édouard. Studied at the Paris Conservatory, 1830, gaining first prize for organ, 1839; pupil of François Benoist, Luigi Cherubini and Jacques Fromenthal d’Halévy. Organist of St. Nicolas-des-Champs’, Paris, 1842-54; St. Eustache’s, Paris, 1854-76. Professor at the Paris Conservatory, 1836. Composed organ music. Uncle of Léo Delibes. b. Paris, France, Mar. 28th, 1820; d. there, Nov. 9th, 1876.
Benedict, SirJulius. Knighted, 1871. Pupil of C. Ludwig Abeille, Johann Nepomuk Hummel and Carl Maria von Weber. Conducted the Kärnthnerthor Theatre, Vienna, Austria, 1823-25; the San Carlos Orchestra, Naples, Italy; the Lyceum Theatre, London, England, 1836; the Norwich Festival, 1845-78; the Liverpool Philharmonic, 1876-80; professor at the Royal Academy of Music, London; toured the U.S.A., 1850-51. Composed operas, oratorios, a symphony, songs. Moved in London, England, 1835. b. Stuttgart, Germany, Nov. 27th, 1804; d. London, England, June 5th, 1885.
Benoist, François. Studied at the Imperial College, Nantes; the Paris Conservatory, 1811-15, under Catel and Adolphe Adam, winning the prix de Rome with “Œnone”, 1815. Court organist in Paris, 1819. Professor of organ at the Paris Conservatory, 1820-72. Composed operas, ballets, organ pieces, &c. b. Nantes, France, Sep. 10th, 1794; d. Paris, May 6th, 1878.
Berlioz, Louis Hector. Legion of Honour (1839). Studied medicine at the Paris Medical School, 1821; music at the Paris Conservatory, 1823-30; in Italy after gaining the Prix de Rome, 1830. Journalist with the “Revne Euroéenne”; the “Courrier de l’Europe, Journal des Débats”; the “Gazette Musicale de Paris”, 1834-; toured Germany, 1840; Russia, 1867; member of the Académie; librarian of the Paris Conservatory, 1852-69. Composed operas, symphonies, a requiem, oratorios, and overtures. Wrote a “treaties on Instrumentation”. b. Côte-Saint-André, near Grenoble, France, Dec. 11th, 1803; d. Paris, Mar. 8th, 1869.
Six Pieces for Church Use Vol. 2 (1. Andante serioso in D minor; 2. Fuga in A (adagio molto); 3. Andantino in G; 4. March for a Church Festival in D; 5. Alla Breve in C; 6. Fantasia in F)
Birch, Charles Montague. Assistant organist of St. Mary’s, Warwick; organist of St. Nicholas’, Warwick. Conducted the Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra. b. Leamington, England, 1884; d. Bournemouth, Feb. 20th, 1947.
Blair, DrHugh. B.A. (Cantab, 1886), Mus.B. (Cantab, 1887), M.A. (Cantab, 1896), Mus.D. (Cantab, 1906). Studied at Worcester Cathedral School under Dr William Done; Christ College Cambridge under Sir G. A. Macfarren and Dr George M. Garrett. Organ scholar at Christ’s College, Cambridge, 1883; organist there, 1884-87; assistant organist of Worcester Cathedral, 1887-94; organist there, 1895-97; Holy Trinity, Marylebone, London, 1898-; Battersea Town Hall, London, 1900-04. Conducted the Three Choirs Festival, Worcester, 1889-97; London Church Orchestral Society, 1910-15. Composed cantatas, anthems, services, part-songs, violin pieces, &c. b. Worcester, England, May 26th, 1864; d. Worthing, July 22nd, 1932.
Boëllmann, Léon. Studied at the École Niedermeyer under Eugène Gigout. Assistant organist at St. Vincent-de-Paul’s, Paris, 1881-; organist there. Composed a symphony, chamber music, organ pieces, &c. b. Ensisheim, Alsace, France, Sep. 25th, 1862; d. Paris, Oct. 11th, 1897.
Brewer, DrJohn Hyatt. Mus.D. (New York, 1914), F.A.G.O. (1902). Chorister in Brooklyn, New York, 1864; pupil of Dudley Buck, 1878-88; G. Whiting. Organist of City Park Chapel, Brooklyn, New York, 1871-73; the Church-of-the-Messiah, Brooklyn, New York, 1873-77; the Clinton Avenue Congregational Church, Brooklyn, New York, 1877-81; the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn, New York, 1881-1931. Conducted the Cecilia Society, Brooklyn; Flatbush Glee Club, Brooklyn; Hoadley Amateur Orchestra, Brooklyn; Apollo Club, Brooklyn; taught at Adelphi College, New York City, 1899-1906; a founder of the American Guild of Organists. Composed chamber music, choral music, &c. b. Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A., Jan. 18th, 1856; d. there, Nov. 30th, 1931.
Buck, Dudley. Pupil of J. C. Babcock (piano); studied at Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut; the Leipzig Conservatory, 1858-59, with Moritz Hauptmann (composition), Ernst Friedrich Richter, Plaidy (piano) and Moscheles (piano); in Dresden, 1860, with J. Schneider (organ) and J. Rietz (instrumentation); in Paris. Assistant organist of St. John’s, Hartford, Connecticut, -1858; organist of the North Congregational Church, Hartford, Connecticut, 1862; the Park Church, Hartford, Connecticut, 1862; St. James’, Chicago, Illinois, 1867-71; Boston Music Hall, Massachusetts, 1872-74; St. Paul’s, Boston, Massachusetts, 1872-74; St. Ann’s, Brooklyn, New York, 1875-77; Holy Trinity, Brooklyn, New York, 1877-1902; the Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, New York, 1902-03. Taught at the New England Conservatory, 1872-74; assistant conductor to Theodor Thomas, 1875; taught at the Metropolitan College of Music, New York City, 1885; 1888-99; founded the Brooklyn Apollo Club; a founder of the American Guild of Organists; president of the American Guild of Organists, 1896-99. Composed oratorios, operas, anthems, orchestral music, &c. b. Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.A., Mar. 10th, 1839; d. Orange, New Jersey, Oct. 6th, 1909.
Calkin, George. Organist of St. Mark’s, Regent’s Park, London. Professor at the London Academy of Music; cellist and conductor. Brother of J. B. Calkin. b. St. Pancras, London, England, Aug. 10th, 1829; d. Hampstead, London, July 13th, 1911.
Callaerts, Joseph Jacques. Chorister at Antwerp Cathedral; studied at the Brussels Conservatory under Nicolaus Jacques Lemmens, receiving first prize, 1856. Organist of the Jesuit College, 1851-56; Antwerp Cathedral, 1855-. Professor at the Royal Conservatory, Brussels. Composed a symphony, a comic opera, organ music, cantatas, church music, &c. b. Antwerp, Belgium, Aug. 22nd, 1830; d. there, Mar. 3rd, 1901.
Chauvet, Charles Alexis. Studied at the Paris Conservatory, 1850-60, under François Benoist (organ) and Ambrose Thomas (composition). Organist of St. Thomas-d’Aquin’s, Paris; St. Bernard’s-de-la-Chapelle, Paris, 1863; St. Merry’s, 1866; St. Trìnité’s, Paris, 1869-1871. Renowned for his organ improvisations. Composed organ and piano pieces. b. Marnes, near Paris, France, June 7th, 1837; d. Argentan, Jan. 28th, 1871.
Clark, Rev. Frederick Scotson. Mus.B. (Oxon, 1867.) Studied at the Royal Academy of Music, London, under Bennett, Goss, Lucas, Engel, Pinsuti and Pettit; Exeter College, Oxford; in Paris with Eugène Sergent (piano and harmony) and Louis Lefébure-Wély (harmony); in Leipzig with Richter and Reinecke; in Stuttgart with Lebert, Pruckner and Krugen; pupil of Dr E. J. Hopkins (organ). Organist of St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate, London; the Regent Square Church, London, 1855; organ scholar at Exeter College, Oxford, 1865-66; assistant organist of the English Church, Leipzig, Germany; organist of St. Clement-Danes’, London, England. Head master of St. Michael’s Grammar School, Brighton, 1867; founded the London Organ School, 1873; represented English organists at the Paris Exposition, 1878. Composed organ and piano pieces, church music, songs, &c. b. London, England, Nov. 16th, 1840; d. Marylebone, London, July 5th, 1883.
Costa, SirMichael Andrew Agnus (Michele Andres Agniello). Knighted, 1869. Studied at the Naples Conservatory under Girolamo Crescenti and Nicolò Antonio Zingarelli; pupil of Muzio Clementi. Musical director of the King’s Theatre, London, England, 1832; conducted the London Philharmonic Orchestra, 1846; the Italian Opera at Covent Garden, London, 1846; the Sacred Harmonic Society, 1848; the festivals at Birmingham, Bradford, and Leeds; the Handel Festival, 1857. Composed oratorios, operas, symphonies, &c. b. Naples, Italy, Feb. 4th, 1808; d. Hove, England, Apr. 29th, 1884.
Driffield, Edward Townshend. Organist of Christ Church, Claughton, Birkenhead. Solicitor in Tranmere. b. Prescot, near Liverpool, England, Dec. 10th, 1851; d. Ormskirk, Nov. 15th, 1925.
Duncan, William Edmondstoune. A.R.C.O. (1882). Studied at the Royal College of Music, London, under Sir Hubert H. Parry, Sir Charles V. Stanford, Sir George Martin and E. Pauer; pupil of Sir G. A. Macfarren. Music critic in London; professor at the Oldham College of Music. Composed choral and orchestral music, a mass, an opera, songs, part-songs, &c. Wrote about music. b. Sale, England, Apr. 22nd, 1866; d. there, June 26th, 1920.
Six Pieces (1. Ave Maria in G major; 2. Pastorale in D major; 3. March in B flat major; 4. Prelude in E flat major; 5. Fugue in E flat major; 6. Postlude in G major)
Edwards, DrAlbert Henry. Mus.D. (Dublin), Mus.B., (Oxon), F.R.C.O. Studied at Rochester Cathedral; Trinity College London; pupil of John Hopkins. Organist of St. George’s, Barrow-in-Furness, 1891; St. Mary’s, Brecon, Wales, 1894; Christ Church, Doncaster, England, 1896; St. Mary Magdalene’s, Bradford, 1899; St. Mary’s, West Kensington, London, 1911; Holy Trinity, Richmond-upon-Thames, 1915-. b. Chelmsford, England, 1869; d. West Kensington, London, Nov. 13th, 1944.
Elgar, SirEdward William. Hon.Mus.D. (Cantab, 1900); knighted in 1904; order of merit, 1911. Studied violin with Pollitzer, 1877. Organist of St. George’s (R.C.), Worcester, 1885-89. Bandmaster at the County Lunatic Asylum, Worcester, 1879-84; conducted the Worcester Amateur Instrumental Society, 1882; professor of music at Birmingham University, 1905-06; master of the Kings Music, 1924; violinist. Composed symphonies, cantatas, military marches, overtures, concertos, orchestral, instrumental and choral music, songs, &c. Son of W. H. Elgarb. Broadheath, near Worcester, England, June 2nd, 1857; d. Worcester, Feb. 23rd, 1934.
Eÿken (Eijken), Gerrit (Gerard) Isaac van. Organist in Dalston, London, England. Professor in Utrecht. Brother of Jan A. van Eÿken and H. van Eÿken. b. Amersfoort, Holland, May 5th, 1832; d. London, England, Mar. 12th, 1879.
Faulkes, George William Henry. Pupil of William Dawson and Henry Dillon-Newman. . Organist of St. John-the-Baptist’s, Tue Brook, Liverpool, 1882-86; St. Margaret’s, Anfield, Liverpool, 1886-1933. b. Liverpool, England, Nov. 4th, 1863; d. there, Jan. 25th, 1933.
Fellowes, Rev. DrEdmund Horace. B.A. (Oxon, 1892), M.A. (Oxon, 1896), Mus.B. (Oxon,1896), Hon.Mus.D. (Dublin, 1917), Hon.Mus.D. (Oxon, 1938), C.H., M.V.O. Studied at Winchester College; Oriel College, Oxford. Ordained deacon, 1894; priest, 1895; precentor of Bristol Cathedral, 1897-1900; minor canon at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, 1900; director of the choir, St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, 1924-27; Allsop lecturer in music, Liverpool University, 1932-33; honorary conductor of the Madrigal Society, 1933-34; music editor. Composed church music, songs, &c. Wrote and lectured on early English music. b. Paddington, London, England, Nov. 11th, 1870; d. Clewer, Dec. 21st, 1951.
Foster, Myles Birket. F.R.C.O. (1875), A.P.S. (1880), A.R.A.M., F.R.A.M. (1895). Pupil of Hamilton Clarke; studied at the Royal Academy of Music, London, under Sir Arthur Sullivan, Dr Ebenezer Prout and Westlake. Organist of the St. James’, Marylebone, London, 1873-74; St. George’s, Campden Hill, Kensington, London, 1875-79; the Foundling Hospital, London, 1880-92; St. Alban-the-Martyr’s, Holborn, London. Composed a symphony, anthems, services, cantatas, songs, &c. b. St. John’s Wood, London, England, Nov. 29th, 1851; d. Bedford Park, Acton, London, Dec. 18th, 1922.
Fowles, Albert Godwin. F.R.C.O. (1868). Organist of St. Thomas’, Portsmouth, 1861-1880; St. Bartholomew’s, Southsea, Portsmouth, 1881-86; Holy Trinity, Ryde, 1887-92; Christ Church, Plymouth, 1893-; of All Saints’, Wandsworth, London. Conducted the Portsmouth Borough Choral Society, c1875; Southsea Choral Society. Father of Bernard W. Fowles and Dr Leonard Nowell Fowles. bap. Newchurch (Isle-of-Wight), England, Mar. 8th, 1840; d. Leytonstone, Mar. 30th, 1906.
Fricker, DrHerbert Austin. Mus.B., (Durham, 1893), M.A. (Leeds, 1917), Hon.Mus.D. (Toronto), F.R.C.O. Studied at Canterbury Cathedral Choir School. Assistant organist of Canterbury Cathedral, 1884-90; organist of Holy Trinity, Folkestone, 1891-98; St. Michael’s, Headingley, Leeds, 1898-1917; Leeds Town Hall, 1898-1917; the Metropolitan Wesleyan Church (Metropolitan United Church), Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1917-43. Chorus-master of the Leeds Festival, 1904; conducted the Leeds Municipal Orchestra; president of the Royal Canadian College of Organists, 1925-26; faculty member at the Toronto University. Composed organ music, anthems, &c. b. Canterbury, England, Feb. 12th, 1868; d. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Nov. 11th, 1943.
Galbraith, John Lamont. Studied at the Royal Academy of Music, London; in Milan. Organist of St. John’s (Episcopal), Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A.; the First Presbyterian Church, Richmond, 1911-; Holy Trinity (Episcopal), Richmond, 1911-; the Seventh Street Christian Church, Richmond. Moved to the U.S.A., 1906; Richmond, Virginia, 1910. b. Glasgow, Scotland, Apr. 4th, 1870; d. Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A., Sep. 13th, 1930.
Gaul, Harvey Bartlett. Pupil of George F. Lejeune (organ); studied in New York with Dudley Buck; London with Dr Philip Armes and A. R. Gaul; at the Paris Conservatory under Alexandre Guilmant; the Schola Cantorum, Paris, under Charles Marie Widor and Vincent d’Indy. Assistant organist of St. John’s Chapel, New York City, 1898; organist of St. Luke’s Chapel, Paris, France; the Emmanuel Church, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A., 1900-08; the Calvary Episcopal Church, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1910-45. Taught at the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Composed organ pieces, cantatas, songs, part-songs, anthems, &c. Wrote criticism for Pittsburgh newspapers. b. Astoria, New York, U.S.A., Apr. 11th, 1881; d. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Dec. 1st, 1945.
Goodhart, Arthur Murray. B.A. (Cantab, 1888), Mus.B. (Cantab, 1892), M.A. (Cantab, 1894). Pupil of Sir J. Barnby, Dr George M. Garrett, Dr Charles W. Pearce, C. Forsyth, Frank Bridge. Taught classics at Eton School. Composed orchestral, organ, and piano pieces, songs, carols, military band music, &c. b. Wimbledon, England, July 14th, 1866; d. Oxford, July 2nd, 1941.
Gounod, Charles François. Studied at the Paris Conservatory under Halévy (counterpoint), Paër (composition) and Lesueur (composition), 1836. Organist at the Missions Étrangères, Paris; of St. Cloud’s, Paris. Conducted the Paris Orphéon, 1852-60. Composed oratorios, masses, operas, cantatas, songs, orchestral pieces, &c. b. Paris, France, June 17th, 1818; d. St. Cloud, Oct. 18th, 1893.
Gray, DrAlan. LL.B. (Cantab, 1877), LL.M. (Cantab, 1883), Mus.B. (Cantab, 1886), Mus.D. (Cantab, 1889), F.R.C.O. Studied at St. Peter’s School, York; law at Trinity College, Cambridge; music at York Minster under Dr Edwin George Monk; Trinity College, Cambridge. Organist of Wellington College, 1883-92; Trinity College, Cambridge, 1892-1930; the Guild Hall, Cambridge. Musical director of Wellington College, 1883-92; conducted the Cambridge University Musical Society, 1892; president of the Royal College of Organists. Composed cantatas, odes, church music, orchestral music, chamber music, organ pieces, songs, &c. b. York, England, Dec. 23rd, 1855; d. Cambridge, Sep. 27th, 1935.
Guilmant, Félix Alexandre. Legion of Honour, 1896. Pupil of his father; and Nicolaus Jacques Lemmens. Assistant organist at St. Nicholas’, Boulogne-sur-Mer, 1849; organist of St. Joseph’s, Boulogne-sur-Mer, 1853; St. Nicholas’, Boulogne-sur-Mer, 1857; St. Sulpice’s, Paris, 1863; Notre-Dame, Paris, 1868; La Trinité, Paris, 1871-1901. Toured the U.S.A., 1893 and 1897; Europe, 1897-98, 1904-05. Professor of organ at the Paris Conservatory, 1896. Son of Jean Baptiste Guilmant. b. Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, Mar. 12th, 1837; d. Meudon, Mar. 30th, 1911.
Hancock, Charles. F.R.C.O. (1872), Mus.B. (Oxon, 1874). Chorister at St. Michael’s, Cornhill, London, under Richard Limpus, 1859; St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, 1861; articled pupil of Sir George Elvey), 1867; pupil of Dr Haydn Keeton. Assistant organist of St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, 1867-75; organist of St. Mary’s, Datchet, Windsor, 1867-75; St. Andrew’s, Uxbridge; St. Martin’s, Leicester, 1875-1927. b. Islington, London, England, Jan. 4th, 1852; d. Leicester, Feb. 6th, 1927.
Harris, DrCuthbert. F.R.C.O., Mus.D. (Durham, 1899). Studied at the London Organ School. Organist of Welwyn Parish Church, 1891-93; St. Andrew’s, Streatham, London, 1893-1903; St. Leonard’s Parish Church, Streatham, London, 1903-. Taught music. Composed anthems, songs, part-sons, piano pieces, &c. b. Holloway, London, England, June 7th, 1870; d. Gorleston-on-Sea, June 17th, 1932.
Harwood, DrBasil. Mus.B. (Oxon, 1880), B.A. (Oxon, 1881), M.A., (Oxon, 1884), Mus.D. (Oxon, 1896), F.R.C.O. Studied at Charterhouse School, 1874-76; Trinity College, Oxford; pupil of J. L. Roeckel (piano), George Riseley (organ) and Dr Charles Corfe (theory); studied at the Leipzig Conservatory under Dr Karl Reinecke (composition) and Salomon Jadassohn (composition). Organist of Trinity College, Oxford, 1878-81; St. Barnabas’, Pimlico, London, 1883-87; Ely Cathedral, 1887-92; Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, 1892-1909. Conducted the Oxford Orchestral Association, 1892-98; Oxford Bach Choir, 1896; president of the Oxford University Musical Club, 1881, 1895; precentor of Keble College, Oxford, 1892-1903; choragus of Oxford University, 1900-1909. Composed church music, organ and piano pieces, songs, hymn tunes, &c. b. Woodhouse, Olveston, England, Apr. 11th, 1859; d. Kensington, London, Apr. 3rd, 1949.
Heap, DrCharles Swinnerton. Mus.B. (Cantab, 1870), Mus.D., (Cantab, 1872). Studied at King Edward VI School, Birmingham; York Minster under Dr Edwin George Monk; the Leipzig Conservatory under Moscheles, Hauptmann, E. F. Richter and Reinecke, 1865-67; St. John’s College, Cambridge; pupil of Walter Brooks and W. T. Best (organ). Organist of Queen’s College, Birmingham, 1859-62; St. John’s, Wolverhampton, 1868-. Conducted the Birmingham Philharmonic Union, 1870-86; the Wolverhampton Festival Choral Society, 1881-86; the North Staffordshire Festival, Hanley, 1888-99; the Birmingham Festival Choral Society, 1895; the Walsall Philharmonic Union. Composed an oratorio, cantatas, overtures, anthems, piano pieces, songs, &c. Father of J. Sebastian Heap. b. Birmingham, England, Apr. 10th, 1847; d. Edgebaston, Birmingham, June 11th, 1900.
Hollins, Alfred. Hon.Mus.D. (Edinburgh, 1922); Hon.F.R.C.O. Blind organist. Studied at the Wilberforce Institution, York, under William Barnby, 1874-77; the Royal Normal College for the Blind, Upper Norwood, London, under F. J. Campbell, Fritz Hartvigson (piano), and Dr E. J. Hopkins (organ), 1878; in Berlin under Hans von Bülow who described him as one “of those rare and true musicians among pianoforte virtuosi”, 1885. Organist of St. John’s, Redhill, London, 1884-88; the People’s Palace, London, 1888-; St. Andrew’s (Presbyterian), Upper Norwood, London, 1888-97; St. George’s (United Free), Edinburgh, Scotland, 1897-1942. Professor of piano and organ at the Royal Normal College for the Blind, Upper Norwood, London, 1888. Was responsible for the specifications of the organ in Johannesburg Town Hall, built by Norman & Beard (giving opening recital, 1916), and Caird Hall, Dundee, built by Harrison & Harrison; also organs in Belfast and Edinburgh. Played the Beethoven Pianoforte Concerto in E-flat under Manns at the Crystal Palace; before Queen Victoria at Windsor, 1882; toured the United States, 1885, 1888; played a series of recitals at Sydney Town Hall in 1904; toured New Zealand, 1904; South Africa, 1907, 1909; U.S.A., 1926. Composed organ music, songs, anthems, piano music, &c. b. Hull, England, Sep. 11th, 1865; d. Edinburgh, Scotland, May 17th, 1942.
Karg-Elert, Sigfrid Theodor. Studied at Leipzig Conservatory under Karl Wendling, Dr Karl Reinecke, Robert Teichmüller, Salomon Jadassohn and Homeyar, 1895.. Taught at the Magdeburg Conservatory, 1901-02; piano, theory and composition at the Leipzig Conservatory, 1919-32; professor there, 1932-33. b. Oberndorf-am-Neckar, Swabia, Germany, Nov. 21st, 1877; d. Leipzig, Apr. 9th, 1933.
Kern, Carl (Karl) Wilhelm. Studied in Mainz; pupil of his father and Friedrich Lux. Taught at the Strassberg’s Conservatory, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A., 1904-22; the Ottmar Moll Piano School. Moved to the U.S.A., 1893. Composed piano music, &c. Son of Carl August Kern. b. Schlitz, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, June 4th, 1874; d. Richmond Heights, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A., Aug. 19th, 1945.
Laycock, Ernest William. Pupil of Dr Henry Hiles; Signor Cortesi, Florence. Organist of St. Mark’s, Marylebone, London. b. Manchester, England, 1862; d. Hendon, 1946.
Lefébure-Wély, Louis James Alfred. Studied at the Paris Conservatory under Halévy (composition), Adolphe Adams, François Benoist (organ), Zimmermann (piano) and Louis Nicolas Séjan, taking the organ and piano prizes, 1835. Assistant organist of St. Roch’s, Paris, 1822-32; organist there, 1832-47; of La Madeleine, Paris, 1847-57; St. Sulpice’s, Paris, 1858-63. Composed organ music, an opera, masses, symphonies, vocal music, piano pieces, &c. Son of Antoine Lefébure-Wély. b. Paris, France, Nov. 13th, 1817; d. there, Dec. 31st, 1869.
Lemare, Edwin Henry. A.R.A.M., F.R.A.M., F.R.C.O. (1886). Pupil of his father; won a Goss Scholarship from the Royal Academy of Music, London, 1876; studied there under Sir G. A. Macfarren, Walter Macfarren, Dr Charles Steggall and Dr Edmund H. Turpin. Organist of St. Mary’s, Brookfield, Highgate, London; St. John-the-Evangelist’s, Brownswood Park, London, 1882; St. Andrew’s, Cardiff, Wales, 1886; the Park Hall, Cardiff, 1886; the Albert Hall, Sheffield, 1886; Sheffield Parish Church, England, 1886-92; Holy Trinity, Sloane Square, London, 1892-95; St. Margaret’s, Westminster, London, 1896-1902; the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., 1902-05; at the Pan-America Exposition, San Francisco, California, 1915; San Francisco City Hall, California, 1917-20; Portland City Hall, Maine, 1921-23; Chattanooga City Hall, Tennessee, 1924-29. Toured the U.S.A., 1900-01; Australia; New Zealand; Europe. Designed the organ for Auckland Town Hall, New Zealand; Melbourne Town Hall, Australia. The finest and most highly paid organ recitalist of his day; popularized Wagnerian operas in England, though his transcriptions of them. Composed organ pieces, church music, an orchestral symphony, &c. Son of Edwin Lemare; nephew of Dr William Lemare. b. Ventnor, England, Sep. 9th, 1865; d. Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., Sep. 24th, 1934.
Lemmens, Nicolaus (Nicolaas) Jacques (Jaak). Pupil of Adolf F. Hesse, Van der Broeck, Godineau, Michelor and Girschener; studied at the Brussels Conservatory under François Joseph Fétis, 1839-45; in Breslau with Adolf Hesse, 1846. Organist. Professor of organ at the Brussels Conservatory, 1849-; founded the organists training college, Malines, 1879. Composed organ pieces, piano pieces, songs, &c. b. Zoerle-Parwijs, near Waterloo, Belgium, Jan. 3rd, 1823; d. Castle Linterport, near Malines, Jan. 30th, 1881.
Luard-Selby, Bertram. Studied at Tonbridge School; Magdalen College, Oxford; the Leipzig Conservatory under Dr Karl Reinecke and Salomon Jadassohn. Organist of St. Barnabas’, Marylebone, London, 1876-81; Highgate School, London, 1876-81; Salisbury Cathedral, 1881-83; St. John’s, Torquay, 1884-86; St. Barnabas’, Pimlico, London, 1887-; St. Andrew’s, Willesden Green, London; All Saints’, Norfolk Square, London; Rochester Cathedral, 1900-16; organist and music master at Bradfield College (Berkshire), 1916-18. Composed operas, church music, orchestral music, organ and piano pieces, songs, chamber music, &c. b. Ightham, England, Feb. 12th, 1853; d. Winterton, Dec. 26th, 1918.
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.
Macchia, Grimoaldo. Studied at the Arts Academy, Rome; Perugia Conservatory. Organist of St. Boniface’s Basilica, Rome; St. George’s, Arth, Switzerland. Professor of music at the Junior International Institute, Rome. b. Rome, Italy, May 6th, 1972.
Macfarren, SirGeorge Alexander. Mus.B. (Cantab, 1876), M.A. (Cantab), Mus.D. (Cantab, 1876); knighted, 1883. Pupil of his father and Charles Lucas; studied at the Royal Academy of Music, London, with Cipriani Potter, 1829. Professor of the Royal Academy of Music, London, 1834-76; principal there, 1876-87; professor of music at Cambridge University, 1875-; conductor. Composed operas, oratorios, cantatas, services, anthems, overtures, chamber music, part-songs, songs, &c. Wrote about music, harmony, and counterpoint. Brother of Walter Macfarren. b. Westminster, London, England, Mar. 2nd, 1813; d. Marylebone, London, Oct. 31st, 1887.
Mailly, Alphonse Jean Ernest. Studied at the Brussels Conservatory under C. Girschner (organ) and Nicolaus Jacques Lemmens. Organist in Cannes. Professor of piano at the Brussels Conservatory, 1861; professor of organ there, 1868. Composed organ and piano pieces, &c. b. Brussels, Belgium, Nov. 27th, 1833; d. there, Jan. 15th, 1918.
Maxfield, William Henry. F.R.C.O. (1888), Mus.B. (Toronto, 1889). Chorister at St. Philips’ Hulme, Manchester, 1860-65; studied in Manchester with F. Pugh and Dr Henry Hiles. Organist of St. Peter’s, Levenshulme, 1866-72; St. Thomas’, Norbury, 1872-79; St. George’s, Altrincham, 1879-84; St. John-the-Evangelist’s, Altrincham, 1884-. Composed cantatas, piano and organ music, &c. b. North Somercotes, England, Apr. 27th, 1849; d. Altrincham, Nov. 4th, 1936.
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Jakob Ludwig Felix. Hon.Ph.D. (Leipzig, 1841). Pupil of Berger, Zelter and Hennings; Moscheles, 1824; studied at Berlin University. Organist. Visited England, 1829; toured Germany, Austria, Italy, and France, 1830-32. Conducted the Lower Rhine Festival, Düsseldorf, 1833; Cologne, 1835; Gewandhaus Orchestra, Leipzig, 1835; Philharmonic Concerts, London, 1844; a chief organizer of the Leipzig Conservatory, 1843. Composed oratorios, cantatas, symphonies, incidental music, chamber music, concertos, piano and organ pieces, &c. Brother of Fanny Hensel. b. Hamburg, Germany, Feb. 3rd, 1809; d. Leipzig, Nov. 4th, 1847.
Newton, Ernest Richard. Studied at Oxford University; pupil of Sir George Elvey and Dr Ebenezer Prout. Organist of St. Thomas’, Portman Square, London, England. b. Llandudno, Wales, 1860; d. Paddington, London, England, Jan. 29th, 1929.
Nunn, Edward Cuthbert. A.R.A.M., F.R.C.O. Studied at the Royal Academy of Music, London, under Sir G. A. Macfarren, Tobias Matthay and H. R. Rose.. Organist of St. John’s, Leytonstone, London, 1889-1914. Composed piano and orchestral pieces, &c. b. Clifton, Bristol, England, Feb. 23rd, 1868; d. Low Leyton, London, Nov. 26th, 1914.
Petrali, Vincenzo Antonio. Organist of Crema Cathedral; assistant organist of St. Maria-Maggiore’s, Bergamo, 1853-80. Taught in Bologna; at Liceo Rossini, Pesaro. b. Crema, near Cremona, Italy, Jan. 22nd, 1832; d. Bergamo, Nov. 24th, 1889.
Pollitt, DrArthur Wormald. Mus.D. (Dunelm), F.R.C.O. (1911), A.R.C.M., L.R.A.M., A.R.M.C.M. Chorister at Manchester Cathedral; studied at the Royal Manchester College of Music. Assistant organist of Manchester Cathedral; organist and music master at St. Mary’s School for the Blind, Liverpool, 1900-; organist of the Hope Street Church, Liverpool, 1917-; the Organ School, Islington, Liverpool. Music master at St. Mary’s School for the Blind, Liverpool; lecturer at the University of Liverpool b. Crompton, England, Nov. 27th, 1878; d. Liverpool, Feb. 3rd, 1933.
Ravanello, Oreste. Studied at the Liceo Benedetto Marcello. Second organist at St. Mark’s, Venice, 1893-95; organist there, 1895-98; St. Anthony’s, Padua, 1898-. Professor of organ at Liceo Denedetto Marcello, Venice, 1902; director of Istituto musicale, Padua, 1914-. b. Venice, Italy, Aug. 25th, 1871; d. Padua, July 1st, 1938.
Schubert, Franz Seraph Peter. Pupil of Holzer (piano, organ, singing and thorough-bass), Ruzicka and Salieri; chorister in the Vienna Court Choir. Composed symphonies, dramatic pieces, overtures, concertos, chamber music, piano music, songs, &c. b. Lichtenthal, near Vienna, Austria, Jan. 31st, 1797; d. Vienna, Nov. 19th, 1828.
Shelley, DrHarry Rowe. Mus.D. Studied at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, under Gustav J. Stoeckel; in New York City with Dudley Buck, Max Vogrich and Antonin Dvořák. Organist of the Centre Congregational Church, New Haven, Connecticut, 1872; the Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, New York; the Church-of-the-Pilgrims, Brooklyn, New York, 1878-81, 1887-99; the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, New York City, 1899-1914; the Central Congregational Church, New York City, 1914-36. Taught theory and composition at the Metropolitan College of Music, New York, 1899; a founder of the American Guild of Organists. Composed orchestral music, cantatas, songs, anthems, organ music, &c. b. New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A., June 8th, 1858; d. Short Beach, Connecticut, Sep. 12th, 1947.
Sibley, Dr John Churchill. M.A., D.D., D.Litt., Hon. Mus.D. (C.C.M., U.S.A.) Organist of Swansea Grammar School, Wales, 1875-76; Seaton Parish Church, England, 1876-78; Amphill Parish Church, 1878-81; Park Church, Chelsea, London, 1881-91; the Goldsmith’s Institute, London, 1891-95; St. Stephen’s, Hampstead, London, 1900-02; to the Royal Albert Hall Festival Concerts, London, 1888-1918; of the Whitchurch (Canons) Church, Edgware, London, 1914-28. Head of music at the Goldsmith’s Institute, New Cross, London, 1891-95; conducted the National Sunday League Oratorio Concerts, Queens Hall, London, 1894-1901; Buxton Gardens, 1899; the Harrogate Municipal Orchestra, 1909. Composed and wrote about music. b. Crewkerne, England, 1858; d. Chelsea, London, 1938.
Silas, Édouard (Eduard, Edward) Eli. Studied in Mannheim with Neher; in Frankfurt with Louis Lacombe (piano); at the Paris Conservatory under Friedrich W. M. Kalkbrenner, François Benoist (organ) and Jacques Fromenthal Halévy (composition), 1842-49. Organist of Kingston-upon-Thames Catholic Chapel, England, 1850-. Professor at the Guildhall School of Music, London, England. Moved to England, 1850. Composed cantatas, church music, organ pieces, orchestral and chamber music, piano pieces, songs, &c. b. Amsterdam, Holland, Aug. 22nd, 1827; d. West Kensington, London, England, Feb. 8th, 1909.
Smart, Henry Thomas. Studied for Law but threw over legal studies to become an organist; pupil of W. H. Kearns. Organist of Blackburn Parish Church, 1831-38; St. Philip’s, Regent Street, London, 1836-44; St. Luke’s, Old Street, London, 1844-64; St. Pancras’, Euston Road, London, 1865-79. Became blind in 1864. Composed an opera, cantatas, services, anthems, part-songs, songs, organ pieces, &c. Designed the organs at Leeds Town Hall and St. Andrew’s Hall, Glasgow. Nephew of Sir George T. Smart. b. Marylebone, London, England, Oct. 26th, 1813; d. Hampstead, London, July 6th, 1879.
Stanford, SirCharles Villiers. B.A. (Cantab, 1874), D.C.L. (Durham), M.A. (Cantab, 1877), Hon.Mus.D. (Oxon, 1883), Mus.D. (Cantab, 1888), F.R.C.O., knighted, 1903. Pupil of Arthur O’Leary (composition) and Sir Robert P. Stewart (composition); studied in London with Ernst Pauer (piano); in Leipzig with Dr Karl Reinecke, 1875-76; and Berlin with Friedrich Kiel. Organ scholar of Queens College, Cambridge, 1870; organist of Trinity College, Cambridge, 1873-92. Professor of composition at the Royal College of Music, London, 1883; professor of music at Cambridge University, 1887-1924; conducted the Cambridge Amateur Vocal Guild; the Cambridge University Musical Society, 1873-93; Bach Choir, 1885-1903; the Leeds Philharmonic Society, 1897-; the Leeds Festival, 1903. Elected Corresponding Member of the Société des Compositeurs de Musique, Paris, 1892. Composed symphonies, oratorios, operas, cantatas, odes, incidental music, church music, orchestral music, chamber music, organ pieces, songs, piano pieces, &c. b. Dublin, Ireland, Sep. 30th, 1852; d. Marylebone, London, England, Mar. 29th, 1924.
Stults, Robert Morrison. Organist of the Christ Episcopal Church, Ridley Park, Philadelphia, 1917-30. b. Highstown, New Jersey, U.S.A., June 1st, 1861; d. 1933.
Tombelle, BaronFernand Antoine Louis Joseph Gueyrand de la. Studied at the Paris Conservatory under Alexandre Guilmant (organ), Ambroise Thomas, Camille Saint-Saëns and Théodore Dubois (composition). Assistant organist at La Madeleine, Paris, 1885-98; organist of St. Louis-d’Antin’s, Paris. Professor of theory at the Schola Cantorum, Paris, 1896-1904. Composed orchestral suites, chamber music, songs, organ pieces, &c. b. Paris, France, Aug. 3rd, 1854; d. Château-de-Fayrac, Aug. 13th, 1928.
Tozer, Dr John Ferris. Mus.B. (Oxon, 1891), Mus.D. (Oxon, 1896) Chorister at Exeter Cathedral; pupil of Alfred Angel and D. J. Wood; studied at Exeter Cathedral Choir School. Organist of St. David’s, Exeter, 1875-82; St. Michael’s, Heavitree, Exeter, 1882-1930. Bank cashier with the Devon and Cornwall Bank, Exeter. Composed church music, cantatas, songs, anthems, organ music, &c. b. Exeter, England, Feb. 8th, 1857; d. there, Dec. 15th, 1943.
Vincent, DrCharles John. Mus.B. (Oxon, 1878), Mus.D. (Oxon, 1885). Chorister at Durham Cathedral under Dr Philip Armes, 1864; studied at the Leipzig Conservatory under Dr Karl Reinecke, 1875-76. Organist of Monkwearmouth Parish Church, 1864-68; St. Mark’s, Sunderland; Tavistock Parish Church, 1877-83; Kelly College, Tavistock, 1877-83; Christ Church, Hampstead, 1883-91. Editor of the “Organist and Choirmaster”; founded the Vincent Music Publishing Co.; taught harmony at Trinity College London. Composed cantatas, organ pieces, songs, &c. Son of C. J. Vincent; brother of George F. Vincent and H. S. Vincent. b. Houghton-le-Spring, England, Sep. 19th, 1852; d. Monte Carlo, Monaco, Feb. 23rd, 1934.
Wareing, DrHerbert Walter. Mus.B. (Cantab, 1882), Mus.D. (Cantab, 1886). Pupil of Dr C. Swinnerton Heap; studied at the Leipzig Conservatory under Dr Karl Reinecke, S. Jadassohn and E. F. Richter. Organist of St. John’s, Wolverhampton, 1876-79; Edgbaston Parish Church, 1881-88; St. Nicholas’ Parish Church, King’s Norton, 1891-1906; Christ Church, Malvern, 1911-18. Director of the Worcester Cathedral Choir School; professor of piano at Malvern College, 1909-. Composed catantas, services, chamber and piano music, &c. b. Birmingham, England, Apr. 5th, 1857; d. Malvern, Mar. 29th, 1918.
Woods, Francis Cunningham. B.A. (Oxon, 1889), M.A. (Oxon, 1890), Mus.B. (Oxon, 1891), F.R.C.O. Studied at the National Training School, Kensington, London, 1877-80, under Sir Arthur Sullivan and Dr Ebenezer Prout. Organist of Brasenose College, Oxford, 1884-86; organ scholar of Exeter College, Oxford, 1887-95; organist to the Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim, 1891-94; of Highgate School, London, 1896-. Conducted the Finsbury Choral Association, 1897-1901; music teacher. Composed orchestral music, anthems, services, songs, &c. b. St. Pancras, London, England, Aug. 29th, 1862; d. London, Sep. 21st, 1929.
Yon, Pietro Alessandro. Studied in Ivrea with Burbatti; at the Royal Conservatory, Milan, under Polibio Fumagalli; the Turin Conservatory under Venezia (piano), Roberto Remondi (organ) and Bolzoni (composition), 1901-04; the St. Cecilia Academy, Rome, under Remigio Renzi (organ), Sqambati (piano), Bustini (piano) and de Sanctis (theory and composition), 1904. Assistant organist of St. Peter’s, Rome, 1905-07; organist of St. Francis-Xavier’s, New York City, U.S.A., 1907-19, 1921-26; St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York City, 1926-43. Moved to New York, U.S.A.,1907. Composed a mass, motets, songs, organ pieces, &c. Brother of S. Constantino Yon. b. Settimo-Vittone, Italy, Aug. 8th, 1886; d. Huntington, New York, U.S.A., Nov. 22nd, 1943.
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