John Clare Billing
John Clare Billing ARCO (1866 - 1955) was an organist, composer and writer based in England.
Life
He was born in 1866 in Stamford, Lincolnshire, and educated at Stamford School.[1]
He studied organ with Haydn Keeton at Peterborough Cathedral and also James Edward Adkins.
Appointments
- Organist of St Peter's Church, Southampton 1887 - 1890
- Organist of St John's College, Lancashire 1890 - 1898
- Organist of St Mary's Church, Stamford 1898 - 1905
- Organist of Ketton Church 1905 - 1907
- Organist of St Mary's Church, Stamford 1907 - 1918
- Organist of St Martin's Church, Stamford 1918 - ????
Compositions
He composed
- Slumber Song for Violin & Pianoforte[2]
- Vestry Prayers[3]
- Your dear Face (song)[4]
- Round About Stamford[5]
References
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