- Broughton, Alfred
[E] Broughton, Alfred, pianist and conduc-
tor, born near Dewsbury, Yorkshire, January
12, 1853. Studied at first under his brother
James {q^-v.), and then under Lebert, Tod, and
Attinger, at Stuttgart Conservatorium. In 1872
he was appointed organist to the Leeds Phil-
harmonic Society, and in 1884, conductor.
He was accompanist at the Leeds Festival of
1883, and choirmaster from 1886. Trained
bodies of Leeds choristers have been under
his direction, associated with the Festivals at
Worcester, 1887, and Hereford, 1888 ; and he
has taken detachments of his choir to assist
at the Richter and Henschel concerts in Lon-
don. He was a pianist of high attainments, as
well as a conductor. He died at Leeds, June
12, 1895. His brother, James Broughton,
born near Dewsbury, in 1833, went to Leeds
at the age of thirteen, and was appointed or-
ganist of St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church,
where he remained for over twenty years. He
was chorus-master of the Leeds Festival from
1874 to 1883, and for a period of ten years
gave series of classical chamber concerts in
Leeds. He died March 12, 1887.entry id: 64-L-32
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