The British Musical Biography

[E] Coles, Sydney George Randolph, or-
ganist and composer, born at Bristol, 1852,
Chorister at St. Paul's Church, Clifton, and
pupil of the late Alfred Stone. When eighteen
he was appointed organist of St. John's, Broad
Street, Bristol. In 1873 he became an articled
pupil of, and assistant to, the late Dr. W. H.
Monk. F.C.O., 1876; Mus. Bac, Trin. Coll.,
Toronto, 1887. Resident in Eastbourne since
1881, as pianist, teacher ; and was organist of
the Parish Church for ten years, now holding
a similar office at the Presbyterian Church,
and being also organist to the Hadrian Lodge
of Freemasons, No. 2,483, When the legality
of the in absentia degrees was questioned, Mr.
Coles strongly upheld the bo7ia fide nature of
the examinations. This subject is beyond the
scope of the present work, and readers are
referred to the musical press, 1890-93.

[W] Works. — Psalm 23, for soli, chorus, and
organ (performed by the Musical Artists'
Society, R.A.M., 1882) ; Communion Service ;
Offertory Sentences ; Carol, The Bellringers
(Crystal Palace Sunday School Festival, 1895) ;
an Imperial Hymn, etc. Triumphal march
for orchestra ; March and Postlude, organ ;
pieces for pf., etc.

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