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.
Bairstow, SirEdward Cuthbert. Mus.B. (Dunelm, 1894), Mus.D. (Dunelm, 1901), Hon.Mus.D. (Oxon & Leeds), F.R.C.O.; knighted, 1932. Studied in Huddesfield with Henry L. Parratt; at Hottingham High School, 1887-89; the Grocers’ Company School, Hackney Downs, London, 1889-; in London with John Farmer; at Durham University; pupil of Sir Frederick Bridge and Sir Walter G. Alcock; studied at Balliol College, Oxford under Henry Farmer. Organist of All Saints’, Norfolk Square, London, 1894-99; assistant organist of Westminster Abbey, London, 1895-99; organist of Wigan Parish Church, 1899-1906; Leeds Parish Church, 1906-13; York Minster, 1913-46. Conducted the Wigan Philharmonic Society, 1901-06; the St. Cecilia Society, Blackburn, 1903-13; the Preston Choral Society (Lancashire); the York Musical Society; the York Symphony Orchestra, 1913; the Leeds Philharmonic Society, 1917; president of the Royal College of Organists, 1928-29; professor of music at Durham University, 1929-46. Composed church and organ music, and part-song. b. Huddersfield, England, Aug. 22nd, 1874; d. York, May 1st, 1946.
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.
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.
Bossi, Marco Enrico. Studied at the Licero Musicale, Bologna, 1871-73; the Milan Conservatory, 1874-81, under Polibio Fumagalli (organ) and Amilcare Ponchielli (composition); in Milan with Sangalli (piano), Campanari (violin), Boniforti and Dominiceti (theory). Organist of Como Cathedral, 1881-89. Professor of organ and theory at the Naples Conservatory, 1890-96; director of the Liceo Denedetto Marcello, Venice, 1896-1902; the Liceo Musicale, Bologna, 1902-1912; the St. Cecilia Academy, Rome, 1916-23. Visited the U.S.A. 1925, died whilst returning to Italy. Composed operas, cantatas, masses, organ pieces, instrumental music, piano pieces, songs, &c. Son of Pietro Bossi; brother of Adolfo Bossi; father of Renzo Bossi. b. Salò, near Brescia, Italy, Apr. 25th, 1861; d. at sea, Feb. 20th, 1925.
Bräutigam, Helmut. Studied at the Leipzig Conservatory under Johann Nepomuk David. Lecturer at Leipzig University. b. Crimmitschau, Germany, Feb. 17th, 1914; d. Murajewo-am-Ilemsee, near Novgorod, Russia, Jan. 17th, 1942 (killed in action).
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.
Capodaglio, Leonello. Studied at the B. Marcello Conservatory, Venice under Gian Francesco Malipiero, Ugo Amendola (composition), Gino Gorini (piano), Egida Giordani Sartori (harpsichord) and Franco Ferrara (conducting). Director of the State Conservatory, Adria. b. Saguedo di Lendinara, Rovigio, Italy, Oct. 6th, 1945.
d’Evry, Edouard (Edward). F.R.C.O., F.T.C.L. Assistant organist of the Brompton Oratory, London, 1893-99; organist there, 1899-1935. Director of examinations of Trinity College London, 1929-36; professor there. b. Brompton, London, England, June 6th, 1869; d. Hove, Dec. 25th, 1950.
Driffill, William Ralph. Studied at the Royal Academy of Music, London. Organist of Holy Trinity, Lyonsdown, New Barnet, 1896-; Monken Hadley Parish Church; St. Mark’s, Barnet Vale, 1901-. Music teacher. b. Dunstable, England, Dec. 8th, 1870; d. Barnet, Apr. 24th, 1922.
Dubois, François Clément Théodore. Legion of Honour, 1883. Studied in Rheims; at the Paris Conservatory under Marmontel (piano), Emanuel Joseph Bazin (harmony), François Benoist (organ) and Ambroise Thomas (fugue and composition), 1853; won the Grand Prix de Rome, 1861. Organist of the Invalides, Paris, 1855-58; assistant organist of St. Clotilde’s, Paris, 1863; La Madeleine, Paris, 1869-77; organist there, 1877-96. Professor of harmony at the Paris Conservatory, 1871; director there, 1896. Composed operas, a ballet, symphonic poem, orchestral pieces, oratorios, piano and organ pieces, &c. b. Rosnay, Marne, France, Aug. 24th, 1837; d. Paris, June 11th, 1924.
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.
Fletcher, Percy Eastman. Musical director to the Savoy Theatre, London; Dury Lane Theatre, London. Composed cantatas, orchestral music, songs, &c. Son of Alfred William Fletcher. b. Derby, England, Dec. 12th, 1879; d. Virginia Water, Sep. 10th, 1932.
Freeman, Rev.Andrew James. B.A. (Cantab, 1895), Mus.B. (Cantab, 1903), A.R.C.O., F.R.C.O. (1905). Studied at Cambridge University. Organist of Newbury Wesleyan Church, 1892-1900; the Guildford Congregational Church, 1900-02; assistant organist of St. Peter’s, Eaton Square, London, 1902-03; organist of the Congregational Church, Newbury, 1903-09; the Immanuel Church, Streatham Common, London, 1909-15; St. Mary-the-Virgin’s Parish Church, Lambeth, London, 1918-; in Standish. Music master at Newbury Grammar school, 1904-08; ordained, deacon, 1915; priest, 1916. b. Newbury, England, Mar. 27th, 1876; d. Standish, May 24th, 1947.
Gigout, Eugène. Studied at Nancy Cathedral School; the Niedermeyer School, Paris, under Camille Saint-Saëns and Clément Loret. Organist of St. Augustin’s, Paris, 1863. Professor at the Niedermeyer School, Paris, 1863-85; founded an organ school, Paris, 1885; professor at the Niedermeyer School, Paris, 1900-05; professor of organ at the Paris Conservatory, 1911-. Composed church music, organ pieces, &c. b. Nancy, France, Mar. 23rd, 1844; d. Paris, Dec. 9th, 1925.
Grace, DrHarvey. F.R.C.O. (1905), Mus.D. (Lambeth, 1932). Chorister in Romsey Abbey under William Cary Bliss; studied at Southwark Cathedral, London, under Dr A. Madeley Richardson. Organist of St. Agnes’, Kennington Park, London, 1905-13; St. Mary-Magdalene’s, Munster Square, London, 1914-; Chichester Cathedral, 1931-37; East Grinstead Parish Church. Editor of the “Musical Times”, 1918-; commissioner of the School of English Church Music, 1937; taught at Trinity College of Music, London, 1939. Composed organ pieces, songs, part-songs, church music, &c. Brother of Dr George Grace and Rev. William F. Grace. b. Romsey, England, Jan. 25th, 1874; d. Bromley (Kent), Feb. 15th, 1944.
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, 1922-23. Composed cantatas, odes, church music, orchestral music, chamber music, organ pieces, songs, &c. b. York, England, Dec. 23rd, 1855; d. Cambridge, Sep. 27th, 1935.
Halsey, Ernest. Organist of Anerley Congregational Church, London, 1903-. Stockbroker. b. Battersea, London, England, 1876; d. Marylebone, London, June 20th, 1939.
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.
Hesse, Adolf (Adolph) Friedrich. Pupil of Dr C. H. Rinck, Friedrich Wilhelm Berner (organ) and E. Köhler (organ). Assistant organist of St. Elizabeth’s, Breslau, 1827-31; organist of St. Bernard’s, Breslau, 1831-63. Director of the Breslau Symphony Concerts. Composed cantatas, symphonies, chamber music, organ pieces, &c. b. Breslau, Germany, Aug. 30th, 1809; d. there, Aug. 5th, 1863.
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.
Hull, DrArthur Eaglefield. Mus.D. (Oxon, 1903), F.R.C.O. Pupil of J. H. Wood, Tobias Matthay and Dr Charles W. Pearce. Organist in Market Harborough; of St. Mary’s, Plaistow; Bishop-Stortford Parish Church, 1898-1903; Huddersfield Parish Church, 1904-; organ recitalist. Founder of the British Music Society; conductor. b. Little Bowden, Market Harborough, England, Mar. 10th, 1876; d. Huddersfield, Nov. 4th, 1928 (suicide).
Jepson, Prof. Harry Benjamin. B.A. (Yale, 1893), Mus.B. (1894). Studied at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, under Gustave Jacob Stoeckel (piano, organ and composition) and Dr Horatio Parker (composition); in Paris with Charles Marie Widor (organ). Organist of Christ Church, New Haven, Connecticut, 1885; the Old Centre Church, New Haven, Connecticut; Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1906-39. Taught organ at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1894-99; assistant professor of theory there, 1899-1906; professor there, 1906-39. b. New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A., Aug. 16th, 1870; d. Noank, Connecticut, Aug. 23rd, 1952.
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.
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.
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.
Mancini, Fabio. Studied at the G. Verdi Conservatory, Milan, under Costante Ferrari, Enzo Corti and Rosanna Re; pupil of D. Lorenzini (com-position) and L. Alvini (harpsichord). Organist of St. Leonardo Musialdo’s, Milan, 1989-. Taught music editing at the State University, Milan, 2004-; piano at the European Music Institute, Milan. b. Milan, Italy, Aug. 19th, 1967.
Nevin, Gordon Balchjunior. Organist in Easton, Pennsylvania, 1909-14; of the First Presbyterian Church, Johnston, Pennsylvania, 1914-15; in Cleveland, Ohio, 1915-17; the First Presbyterian Church, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, 1918-20; the First English Lutheran Church, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, 1920-32; organ recitalist. Taught at Hiram College, Cleveland, Ohio, 1915-17; professor of organ at Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, 1932-43. b. Easton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., May 19th, 1892; d. New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, Nov. 15th, 1943.
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.
Whitlock, Percy William. Chorister at Rochester Cathedral, 1911-18; studied at the King’s School, Rochester; the Guildhall School of Music, London; the Royal College of Music, London, under Sir Charles V. Stanford, Dr Ralph Vaughan Williamsand Sir W. H. Harris. Assistant organist of Rochester Cathedral, 1921-30; organist of Chatham Parish Church, 1924-28; Borstal Church, Rochester, 1929-30; St. Stephen’s, Bournemouth, 1930-35; borough organist at the Municipal Pavilion, Bournemouth, 1932-46. b. Chatham, England, June 1st, 1903; d. Bournemouth, May 1st, 1946.
Widor, Charles Marie Jean Albert. Studied in Brussels with Nicolaus Jacques Lemmens (organ) and F. J. Fétis (composition); in Paris with Rossini. Organist of St. François’, Lyons, 1860; St. Sulpice’s, Paris, 1869-1937. Professor of organ at the Paris Conservatory, 1890; also of counterpoint, fugue and composition there, 1896. Composed operas, chamber, church and orchestral music; concertos, songs, &c. Son of Charles Widor. b. Lyons, France, Feb. 21st, 1844; d. Paris, Mar. 12th, 1937.
Wolstenholme, William. Mus.B. (Oxon, 1887). Studied at the College for Blind Sons of Gentlemen, Worcester; pupil of Dr William Done and Sir Edward Elgar (violin); studied at Oxford University, was the only blind musician to have taken a degree in music since John Stanley. Organist of St. Paul’s, Blackburn, 1888-1901; Kings Weigh House Church, Grosvenor Square, London, 1902-04; All Saints’, Norfolk Square, London, 1904-; All Saints’, St. John’s Wood, London, (where Rev. Noel Bonavia-Hunt was the precentor), 1926; toured the U.S.A., 1908. A great exponent of extemporization. President of the London Society of Organists, 1925. Composed chamber music, songs, part songs, orchestral pieces, organ music, &c. b. Blackburn, England, Feb. 24th, 1865; d. Hampstead, London, July 23rd, 1931.
Wood, William George. F.R.A.M., F.R.C.O. Studied at Armagh Cathedral; the Royal Academy of Music, London. Deputy organist of Armagh Cathedral, Ireland, 1873-77; organist of Christ Church, Woburn Square, London, England, 1880-83; St. Mary’s, Hornsey Rise, London, England, 1884-; Highgate Grammar School, London, 1886-95. Professor of organ at the Royal Academy of Music, London. Composed organ music, church music, an operetta, &c. Brother of Dr Charles Wood. b. Armagh, Ireland, Jan. 16th, 1859; d. St. Pancras, London, England, Sep. 25th, 1895.
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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