- Branscombe, Edward
[E] Branscombe, Edward, tenor vocalist,
born at Camberwell, London. Studied for
three years at the Guildhall School of Music ;
at the R.C.M. for two years, under Blume,
and later with Sims Reeves. When nineteen,
he was appointed choirmaster and assistant
organist of St. Paul's, West Brixton, and
formed the Brixton Orx^heus Glee Club. A
concert he gave in Brixton Hall, October 19,
1885, brought him into notice as a singer.
In 1887, he was appointed to the Church of
St. Andrew, Wells Street ; and in December,
1890, lay-vicar, Westminster Abbey. He has
sung at the principal London concerts ; at
the Crystal Palace ; and in the chief jprovin-
cial centres. He married Marie Hooton,
the contralto vocalist, who studied at the
R.A.M., winning the Westmoreland Scholar-
ship, 1888, and the Parepa Rosa Gold Medal,
1890. The artist pair now rank among the
most successful of our younger singers.entry id: 58-L-4
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