Charles Hylton Stewart
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Charles Hylton Stewart (1884–1932) was an English cathedral organist, who served in Rochester Cathedral and St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle[1]. He also produced several compositions for organ, and a few for choir.
[edit] Background
Charles Hylton Stewart was born on 21 March 1884 in Chester, the son of Charles Henry Hylton Stewart (a minor canon of Chester Cathedral and previously Organist and Master of the Choristers of Chichester Cathedral).
He was a chorister at Magdalen College, Oxford and organ scholar of Peterhouse, Cambridge.
He was music master at Sedbergh School from 1907 - 1908.
[edit] Career
Organist of:
- St. Martin's Church, Scarborough 1908 - 1914
- Blackburn Parish Church 1914 - 1916
- Rochester Cathedral 1916 - 1930
| Cultural offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Bertram Luard-Selby |
Organist and Master of the Choristers of Rochester Cathedral 1916-1930 |
Succeeded by Harold Aubie Bennett |
| Preceded by Henry Walford Davies |
Organist and Master of the Choristers of St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle 1932 |
Succeeded by William Henry Harris |
[edit] References
- ^ The Succession of Organists. Watkins Shaw.
