- Collinson, Thomas Henry
[E] Collinson, Thomas Henry, organist and
conductor, born at Alnwick, April 24, 1858.
Pupil of Dr. Armes', at Durham Cathedral,
and later, deputy organist there. Graduated
Mus. Bac, Oxford, 1877. Organist of St.
Oswald's, Durham ; and in 1878, appointed
to St. Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh. From
1883 he has been conductor of the Edinburgh
Choral Union. At the Cathedral he has dir-
ected special Oratorio Services ; and has given
organ performances at the Edinburgh Exhib-
ition, 1886, and has a high reputation as an
executant. He is Church Music lecturer to
the Episcopal Theological College. Of his
compositions only some anthems are published.entry id: 97-R-3
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