John Henry Norrison Camidge
John Henry Norrison Camidge (8 December 1853 – 22 September 1939) was a composer and organist based in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire.
Life
[edit]He was born in 1853, the son of Thomas Simpson Camidge, and baptised in St. Michael-le-Belfrey on 5 January 1854.
He was a chorister at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. He matriculated in 1875.
He was appointed organist at Beverley Minster on 15 July 1876.[1]
He was also music master at Beverley High School and conductor of the Beverley Choral Society.
He retired in 1933[2] but continued as Organist Emeritus until his death on 22 September 1939.
Appointments
[edit]- Organist at Beverley Minster 1876–1933
Compositions
[edit]He wrote:
- 2 Evening Services
- A dozen or so anthems
- Chants in the New Catholic Chant Book
- The Collegiate Psalter
References
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