The British Musical Biography

[E] Tirbutt, John Charles Brettel, organ-
ist and conductor, born at Bromsgrove,
Worcestershire, March 30, 1857. Studied
under private teachers. Graduated Mus. Bac,
Durham, 1891. Has been organist of All
Saints', Reading, from 1879 ; organist to the
Reading Philharmonic, 1884 ; Conductor of
Berkshire Amateur Musical Society, and
lecturer in music University Extension College,
Reading, 1892. His compositions are Psalm
130, for soli, chorus and strings ; ' ' The Phantom
Ship," for chorus and orchestra, produced,
Reading, May 8, 1890 ; " The Vale of Pearls,"
cantata for female voices ; anthems, songs,
part-songs, etc.

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