Haldane Stewart

Haldane Campbell Stewart
Born 1868
Notting Hill, London, England
Origin English
Died 1942
Headington, Oxfordshire, England
Occupation(s) Organist, Choirmaster, Composer, Teacher
Instruments Organ
Haldane Stewart

Haldane Stewart
Personal information
Full name Haldane Campbell Stewart
Born (1868-02-28)28 February 1868
Notting Hill, London, England
Died 14 June 1942(1942-06-14) (aged 74)
Headington, Oxfordshire, England
Batting style Right-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1892–1903 Kent
1897 Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 75
Runs scored 2,829
Batting average 22.63
100s/50s 2/16
Top score 142
Balls bowled 117
Wickets 3
Bowling average 32.33
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/2
Catches/stumpings 41/0
Source: Cricket Archive/Kent Cricket Archive, 29 July 2011

Haldane Campbell Stewart (1868–1942[1]) was an English musician, composer and cricketer. He was organist and choirmaster of Magdalen College, Oxford,[2] and a composer known for his liturgical music. Stewart played as a batsman for the Kent County Cricket team.[3]

Life and career

Stewart was born in Notting Hill, London, on 28 February 1868. He was the youngest of four sons born to John Stewart and Anne Winslow.[4] Stewart's father, John Stewart, was the sixth Baron Appin, and a barrister of Lincoln's Inn. As a boy in 1879, Stewart sang as a chorister in the chapel of Magdalen College, Oxford, under Walter Parratt. Stewart remained in the choir until 1882. He returned to Magdalen as a classics exhibitioner from 1887 to 1891, and was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1893.

Stewart played in the cricket XI at Magdalen from 1890 to 1891. He played 75 matches as a batsman for the Kent County Cricket Club from 1892 to 1903, scoring 2829 runs at an average of 22.63 in first-class cricket.[5] He toured the United States with the Kent team under the captaincy of Cuthbert Burnup in 1903. He scored 142 at Lord's against the M.C.C. in 1897 and scored 203 not out for Blackheath against Granville, Lee. He was also known for his fielding ability and took 41 catches in first class cricket.[3] Stewart also played for the Marylebone Cricket Club (1897), the Gentlemen of Kent team (1892), Blackheath (1892–1896), the Free Foresters (1919) and I Zingari (1919).[5]

Stewart was appointed to teach at Lancing College, West Sussex in 1891, where he became Director of Music. In 1896, he was appointed to Wellington College, Berkshire. From 1898 to 1919, he held the post of Director of Music at Tonbridge School, Kent. Stewart was awarded a Bachelor of Music in 1915, and in 1919 was awarded a Master of Arts and Doctor of Music[6][7] In 1919, he took up the post of organist and informator choristarum (organist and choirmaster) of Magdalen College, Oxford University,[8] and was choragus of the university.[7] During his lifetime, Stewart published liturgical choral music, songs and some instrumental works, and published a collection of tunes for the Music Syllabus of the Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examination Board. Notable among his works are a setting of Psalm 147 ("O Praise to the Lord"), and the carol, On this Day Earth Shall Ring. He provided assistance to John E. West in compiling the 1921 publication Cathedral organists past and present.[2] In 1938, Stewart was succeeded at Magdalen College by William McKie,[9] but returned to this post in 1941 due to McKie's wartime service with the Royal Air Force.[7][8] He died at Headington, Oxfordshire, on 16 June 1942, at the age of 74,[10] and was succeeded as organist at Magdalen by Philip J. Taylor in 1943.[8]

Family

Stewart was the youngest of four sons born to John Stewart and Anne Winslow. His father John Stewart (1822–1890) was the sixth Baron Appin, and his grandfather was Duncan Stewart, who was the Attorney-General of Bermuda. Stewart's elder brothers were Donald Charles Stewart, (1859–1885), Robert Bruce Stewart, born in 1863, who inherited the title of Baron Appin in 1890, and Alan Winslow Stewart, born in 1865.[11]

Stewart was married to Elinor Dorothy Hunt. While in Tonbridge, their daughter Jean was born in 1914. Three years later in 1917, their son Lorn Alastair was born. As a family, they played as a string quartet, with Stewart playing viola, Elinor playing cello, and with Jean and Lorn playing first and second violin, respectively. Stewart's daughter Jean Stewart (1914–2002) was a noted concert performer on viola, performing as a soloist, and in chamber music and orchestras. She performed with the Menges Quartet, the London Bach Orchestra and the English Baroque Soloists.[12] Stewart's son Lorn Alastair Stewart ("Johnnie Stewart") (1917–2005), became a radio and television producer for the BBC, and went on the create and produce the BBC television music programme, Top of the Pops.[13]

Works

Published compositions

Choral

Songs

Other publications

Select discography

External links

Websites

Media

References

  1. ↑ Haldane Stewart:England Cricket. ESPN Cricinfo. http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/21035.html
  2. 1 2 John E. West (1921). Cathedral organists past and present. Preface, p. xvi https://archive.org/stream/cathedralorganis00west/cathedralorganis00west_djvu.txt
  3. 1 2 Obituaries in 1942. ESPN Cricinfo. http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228196.html
  4. ↑ An Extended Family. RootsWeb. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=REG&db=geolarson2&id=I165663
  5. 1 2 Haldane Stewart. Kent Cricket Archive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Kent/Players/33/33036/33036.html
  6. ↑ Stewart, Dr Haldane Campbell, M.A. Biographical Dictionary of the Organ. http://www.organ-biography.info/index.php?id=Stewart_HaldaneCampbell_1868
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Humphreys, M., & Evans, R. (1997). Dictionary of composers for the Church in Great Britain and Ireland. London: Mansell Publishing.
  8. 1 2 3 Cathedral Organists. UK Cathedral Music Links (web page). Retrieved 22 July 2011. http://www.cathedralmusiclinks.org.uk/15.html
  9. ↑ Mr. W. McKie Resigns. The Argus, Melbourne. Saturday 12 February 1938 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11148104
  10. ↑ http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=REG&db=geolarson2&id=I165663
  11. ↑ Marquis of Ruvigny and Raineval. The Jacobite peerage, baronetage, knightage and grants of honour. Edinburgh: Jack, 1904. https://archive.org/stream/jacobitepeerage00unkngoog/jacobitepeerage00unkngoog_djvu.txt
  12. ↑ Jean Stewart. Obituaries. The Independent. 17 January 2003. http://web.archive.org/web/20100221032223/www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/jean-stewart-601969.html
  13. ↑ Johnnie Stewart: Creator of 'Top of the Pops' – 'the simplest show in the world and murder on the ears'. The Independent. Wednesday, 4 May 2005 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/johnnie-stewart-494921.html
  14. 1 2 http://www.allmusic.com/album/evensong-for-st-cecilia-w93708
  15. ↑ http://www.alibris.com/search/books/qwork/11166230/used/Te%20Deum%20Patrem:%20Vocal%20Score
  16. ↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0000D3PXE
  17. 1 2 http://www.abebooks.com/book-search/author/stewart-haldane-campbell/
  18. ↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0000D3PXJ
  19. ↑ http://www.banksmusicpublications.co.uk/product/penned-are-the-sheep/41464/338/
  20. ↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0000D3PXC
  21. ↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0000D3PX4
  22. ↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0000D3PXA
  23. ↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0000D3PX5
  24. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/alpha-collection-vol-10-advent-and-christmas-w163038
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