George John Bennett (organist)
George John Bennett (1863–1930) was an English cathedral organist and composer, who served in Lincoln Cathedral from 1895.[1]
Background
George John Bennett was born on 5 May 1863 in Andover, Hampshire. He studied at the Royal Academy of Music under G.A. Macfarren and C. Steggall, and also abroad, in Berlin under H. Barth (piano) and F. Kiel (composition) as well as in Munich (1885-1887) under H. Bussmeyer (piano) and Josef Rheinberger (composition).
Career
Organist of:
- St. John's Church, Pimlico
- Lincoln Cathedral (1895–1930)
Works
- 2 overtures for orchestra
- Suite in D minor for orchestra
- Mass in B flat major for soli, choir and orchestra
- Piano trio in E major
- Piano pieces
- Organ pieces
References
- ↑ The Succession of Organists. Watkins Shaw.
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| Preceded by John Matthew Wilson Young |
Organist and Master of the Choristers of Lincoln Cathedral 1895-1930 |
Succeeded by Gordon Archbold Slater |
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