| 51778: | England, liaving been born " By Avon water |
| 51779: | and Arden wood." |
| 51780: | |
| 51781: | Rea, William, organist, conductor, and |
| 51782: | composer, born in London, Marcb '25, 1827. |
| 51783: | Articled pupil of Josiah Pittman, and later |
| 51784: | studied pf. under Sterndale Bennett, and in |
| 51785: | 184'J for a bliort time was at Leipzig and 1849 for a short time was at Leipzig and |
| 51786: | Prague, studying under Mosclieles, Hichter, |
| 51787: | and Dreyscliock. Deputised as organist for |
| 51788: | Pittman ; was appointed to Christ Church, |
| 51789: | Watling Street, 1843 ; St. Andrew's Under- |
| 51790: | shaft to 1858, when he went to St. Michael's, |
| 51791: | Stockwell. Played at concerts of the Society |
| 51792: | of British Musicians ; gave chamber concerts; |
| 51793: | acted as accompanist for the Harmonic |
| 51794: | Union ; established and conducted the Pol- |
| 51795: | hymnia (Jhoir of Men's Voices, 1856, and hymnia Choir of Men's Voices, 1856, and |
| 51796: | was brought into contact with Mendelssohn |
| 51797: | and other eminent composers. In 1860 he |
| 51798: | was appointed organi3t to the Corporation was appointed organist to the Corporation |
| 51799: | of Newcastle-on-Tyne. His church appoint- |
| 51800: | ments were at St. Thomas's, St. Andrew's, |
| 51801: | St. Mary's, North Shields, 1864-78 ; and St. |
| 51802: | Hilda's, South Sh.elas, to present time. He Hilda's, South Shields, to present time. He |
| 51803: | has been a hard worker for musical culture |
| 51804: | in the North ; besides giving his recitals, he |
| 51805: | formed several societies, giving many im- |
| 51806: | portant concerts, and introducing great works |
| 51807: | to the locality. His orchestral concerts, |
| 51808: | started in 1867, were carried on for nine |
| 51809: | years. He still conducts the Newcastle |
| 51810: | Amateur Vocal Society. His Corporation |
| 51811: | appointment he resigned in 1888. He was |
| 51812: | elected au Hon. Fellow of the College of |
| 51813: | Organists, and in 1886 the honorary degree of |
| 51814: | Mus. Doc. was conferred upon him by the |
| 51815: | University of Durham. His compositions |
| 51816: | include " Sing, O daughter of Zion," " 0, |
| 51817: | give thanks," and other anthems ; a Jubilee |
| 51818: | Ode, composed for the Newcastle Exhibition, |
| 51819: | 1887 ; various songs, and pieces for organ |
| 51820: | and pf. Emma Mary Rka, his wife, was a |
| 51821: | daughter of W. S. B. Woolhouse (q-v.), and an |
| 51822: | accomplished pianist, L.R.A.M. and A.R.C.M. |
| 51823: | She was closely identified with the musical |
| 51824: | life of Newcastle for over thirty years. She |
| 51825: | died suddenly, of apoplexy. May 6, 1893. |
| 51826: | |
| 51827: | Read, Charles John 336-L-48 Read, Charles John, organist and com- |
| 51828: | poser. Compiled "Parochial Psalmist: a |
| 51829: | manual of psalm and hymn tunes for con- |
| 51830: | gregational singing, for four voices," Salis- |
| 51831: | bury, 1854 ; " The Te Deum, tlie Jubilate, |
| 51832: | etc., of the Catholic Church, performed at |
| 51833: | Stratford and at Hanover Chapel, Regent |
| 51834: | Street . . ." London, 1855; songs, pf. |
| 51835: | music, etc. |
| 51836: | |
| 51837: | Read, Frederick John 336-L-57 Read, Frederick John, organist and |
| 51838: | composer, born at Paversham, Kent. Studied |
| 51839: | under Drs. Sloman, C. W. Corfe, and J. P. |
| 51840: | Bridge. Appointed organist of Christ Church, |
| 51841: | Reading, 1876, where he remained ten years, |
| 51842: | during which time he founded the Reading |
| 51843: | Orpheus Society (1882), and gave concerts. |
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