| 50475: | 1842. Studied under Lindsay Sloper, and |
| 50476: | then for seven years at R.A.M. , under (Sir) |
| 50477: | G. A. Macfarren, Jewson, Folkes, and Ralph. |
| 50478: | A. R.A.M. Teacher of harmony at the Church |
| 50479: | of England High School for Girls, Upper |
| 50480: | Baker Street, London, 1879-93, and lecturer |
| 50481: | in harniony and composition, for about the |
| 50482: | same period, to the correspondence system in |
| 50483: | connection with Newnham College, Cam- |
| 50484: | bridge. Sometime musical amanuensis to |
| 50485: | Professor Sir G. A. ]\Iacfarren. Professor Sir G. A. Macfarren. |
| 50486: | |
| 50487: | Works. — Psalm 13, for soprano solo, chorus |
| 50488: | and orchestra ; Psalm 126, for voices alone |
| 50489: | (sung in St. Paul's Cathedral.) Our conver- |
| 50490: | sation is in heaven; The righteous live for |
| 50491: | evermore, anthems. Lord Ullin's Daughter, |
| 50492: | chorus and orchestra. Ballad of Young John ; |
| 50493: | Douglas Raid ; Cryer ; Border ballad ; and |
| 50494: | other part-songs. The Fisherwife ; Queen of |
| 50495: | my heart ; songs. Orchestral : Two Syn\- |
| 50496: | phonies, in B flat, and D minor ; Overture |
| 50497: | (R.A.M., 1876); Concert Finale, D minor; |
| 50498: | Concert piece. Bright October ; Concert over- |
| 50499: | tures : Tithonus ; Golden Supper ; CEdipus |
| 50500: | and Antigone ; Woodland. Concerto in A, |
| 50501: | pf . and orchestra. Hero watching for Leander; |
| 50502: | Love and laughter ; for soprano solo and |
| 50503: | orchastra. Bohemian song, for 4 voices and |
| 50504: | strings. Quartets in A minor and C minor, |
| 50505: | strings ; in G, pf. and strings, etc. Aiithor of |
| 50506: | Form or Design in Music: Part I., Instru- |
| 50507: | mental; Part II., Vocal, London, 1882. |
| 50508: | Enlarged edition, prepared with the assistance |
| 50509: | of Professor Macfarren, 1894. Contributions |
| 50510: | to Musical World, etc. Six Lectures about |
| 50511: | Music, and what it is made of. Church of |
| 50512: | England High School, Baker Street, 1893. |
| 50513: | |
| 50514: | Preston, James M 327-R-38 Preston, James M., organist and con- |
| 50515: | ductor, born at Gateshead-on-Tyne, July 14, |
| 50516: | 1860. At an early age he studied violin and |
| 50517: | pf. under his father, Stephen E. Preston, a |
| 50518: | musician of repute, and when thirteen was |
| 50519: | placed under Lindsay Sloper, in London. Iq |
| 50520: | 1875, he was appointed organist of St. Joseph's |
| 50521: | Roman Catholic Church, Gateshead, where |
| 50522: | he remained six years, diligently working at |
| 50523: | the organ. Entered the Guildhall School of |
| 50524: | Music in 1881. and studied under Dr. Stainer. |
| 50525: | In 1883, succeeded the late Mr. Robert Potts, |
| 50526: | as organist of St. Thomas', Newcastle-on- |
| 50527: | Tyne, and in 1888 was appointed to St. |
| 50528: | George's, Jesmoud, a post he still holds. In |
| 50529: | 1891 he began to give organ recitals there, on |
| 50530: | Sunday evenings ; he has also played at St. |
| 50531: | George's Hall, Liverpool, and elsewhere, and |
| 50532: | ranks among the foremost organists of the |
| 50533: | day. He is also a pianist, and has been |
| 50534: | connected with the Newcastle Chamber Music |
| 50535: | Society for years. He is conductor of the |
| 50536: | Newcastle and Gateshead Choral Union, |
| 50537: | which has more than a local reputation, and |
| 50538: | has given many important concerts. Of his |
| 50539: | compositions, but few are yet published. A |
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