Herbert Stephen Irons
Herbert Stephen Irons (19 January 1834 – 29 June 1905),[1] was an English Organist. He also wrote hymns including the tune "Southwell".
Career
He was born in Canterbury, where he became a chorister at the cathedral. He was an organ pupil of Dr. Stephen Elvey at Oxford.
He was
- Organist of St. Columba's College, Rathfarnham 1856 - 1857,[2]
- Organist of Southwell Minster 1857 - 1872[2]
- Assistant Organist of Chester Cathedral 1873 - 1876[2][3]
- Organist of St. Andrew's Church, Nottingham 1876 - 1905[2]
Compositions
The hymn tune Southwell.[4]
References
- ^ Maggie Humphreys; Robert Evans (1 January 1997). Dictionary of Composers for the Church in Great Britain and Ireland. A&C Black. p. 180. ISBN 978-0-7201-2330-2.
- ^ a b c d Cathedral Organists, John E. West, London, Novello and Company, 1899.
- ^ The Succession of Organists, Watkins Shaw, 1991
- ^ The hymn tune Southwell in mp3 with five verses of organ only music.
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