Henry Taylor (organist)

Henry Taylor FRCO (b. 1859) was an organist and composer based in England.^[1]

Life

He was born in 1859 in Derby, the son of Joseph Taylor and Elizabeth Holbrook. He married Anne Maria, and they had the following children

• Charles Henry Taylor b. 1886
• George Harold Taylor b. 1888

In 1886 he was elected a Fellow of the Birmingham and Midland Musical Guild.^[2] In 1892 he received the degree of Mus Bac from Cambridge University.^[3]

Appointments

• Assistant Organist of Ripon Cathedral 1876 - 1881
• Organist of Church of Christ the Consoler Skelton-cum-Newby 1876 - 1881
• Organist of St John's Church, Ladywood Birmingham 1881 - 1903^[4]
• Organist of St Bartholomew's Church, Edgbaston Birmingham 1903 - ????

Compositions

His compositions included works for choir and organ.

References

1. Dictionary of Organs and Organists, 1912
2. Birmingham Daily Post, Tuesday 7 December 1886
3. Derby Daily Telegraph, Wednesday 8 June 1892.
4. The Musical herald - Issues 658-669, p.271. 1903