The British Musical Biography

[E] Tinney, Charles Ernest, bass vocalist,
born at Pimlico, liondon, March 15, 1851.
Chorister at Westminster Abbey, under J.
Turle. Sang at Alexandra Palace, April 1,
1876, in revival of Handel's " Susanna," and
at various concerts. In 1877 he was apx^ointed
to the choir of St. Paul's Cathedral, and pro-
fessor at the Guildhall School, 1883. These
he gave up for a professorship at the New
England Conservatory, Boston, U.S.A., re-
maining in America four years. Returning to
England in 1890, he was aj)pointed professor
of singing at the Royal Normal College for
the Blind, Trinity College, London, and other
institutions. He is choirmaster of All Saints',
Blackheath; and conductor of the Blackheath
Glee and Madrigal Club. He is the composer
of an Evening Service in D, several anthems,
songs, etc.

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