The British Musical Biography

[E] Plumpton, Alfred, composer and con-
ductor of present time. About 1875 he was
conducting an opera company in India, and
afterwards went to Australia. He was some
time director of the choir at the Roman
Catholic Cathedral, Melbourne, and produced
a Mass in G there, 1881 (?) His cantata,
" Endymion," was composed for the first
Musical Festival at Melbourne, and performed
December 26, 1882. "The Apotheosis of
Hercules," for men's voices, was produced at
Melbourne, September 17, 1883. In 1892 he
was in London, conducting at the Priiice of
Wales' Theatre. For some time he was
musical critic for the Melbourne Age, and
Leader. He has composed some songs, etc.

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