- Barrett, John
[E] Barrett, John, organist, born at Bristol,
March 31, 1837. Chorister at the Cathedral,
1844, and in 1853 articled for five years to J.
D. Corfe, Cathedral Organist. After that time
he was assistant organist at the Cathedral for
two years, while holding the post of organist
and choirmaster successively at All Saints',
Bristol, and at Bedminsi;er Parish Church.
In 1878 he resigned the latter appointment,
having been elected to Christ Church, Clif-
ton, a post he still retains. He has been,
since 1883, conductor of the Bristol Church
Choral Union, which holds its annual festi-
val in the Cathedral. He has also formed a
special choir, which has produced Schubert's
Mass in E flat, and other important works
for the first time in Bristol. A zealous worker
for the Incorporated Society of Musicians,
as Hon. Sec. for the Western Section, he has
made it one of the most flourishing of any.
It was the first to form a special library of
music, which out of compliment to him, was
named the Barrett Library.entry id: 31-L-28
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