| 59576: | Society, London, Jilay 8, 1875, taking part, Society, London, May 8, 1875, taking part, |
| 59577: | witli Dr. von Biilow, in Bach's Concerto in C |
| 59578: | minor, for two pianos and orchestra. In |
| 59579: | 1876, she appeared at the Crystal Palace |
| 59580: | Concerts (November 25) ; and has since then |
| 59581: | given many performances at which she has |
| 59582: | been assisted by her pupils. Eugene Spin- |
| 59583: | ney, the eldest son, was born in 18i5. When |
| 59584: | seventeen he was appointed organist of ]}an- |
| 59585: | bury Parish Church (18G2), and in 1865, |
| 59586: | graduated Mus. Bac, Oxford. He gave good |
| 59587: | •concerts, and improved the church choir; concerts, and improved the church choir; |
| 59588: | but his artistic career was short, as he was |
| 59589: | removed by death, December 4, 1867, at the |
| 59590: | ■early age of twenty-two. A stained glass early age of twenty-two. A stained glass |
| 59591: | window was placed in the Parish Church as a |
| 59592: | tribute of affection from pupils and friends. |
| 59593: | Frank Spinney, brother of the preceding, |
| 59594: | was born March 20, 1S50. He was articled to |
| 59595: | the Rev. Dr. Hayne, Oxford, and became |
| 59596: | P R.('.0. His first organ appointment was to |
| 59597: | St. Denys, Warminster, 1869; from there he |
| 59598: | went to All Saints', Emscote, Warwick, 1873 ; |
| 59599: | and in 1878 was appointed to Leamington |
| 59600: | Parish Church. The present organ and organ |
| 59601: | gallery were built during his period of office, |
| 59602: | and largely the result of his exertions. From |
| 59603: | 1882 a number of excellent orchestral, choral, |
| 59604: | and chamber concerts were given by the |
| 59605: | Leamington Musical Society, under his direc- |
| 59606: | tion ; and he gave frequent organ recitals, |
| 59607: | being a fine executant. He worked with |
| 59608: | groat zeal for the cause of the best in musical |
| 59609: | art, but overtaxed his strength ; his death |
| 59610: | taking place, June 5, 1888. He wrote a |
| 59611: | number of hymn-tunes, an anthem for har- |
| 59612: | vest, and some organ music. His memory is |
| 59613: | perpetuated by a stained glass window in the |
| 59614: | vestry of Leamington Parish Church. Walter |
| 59615: | Spinney, the next brother, was born March |
| 59616: | 26, 1852. He was articled to J. E. Richard- |
| 59617: | son, the cathedral organist, whose assistant |
| 59618: | he afterwards became. Then followed ajDpoint- |
| 59619: | ments to St. Edmund's, Salisbury ; Dudley |
| 59620: | Parish Church ; Christ Church, Doucaster ; |
| 59621: | and finally, in 1888, on the death of his |
| 59622: | brother Frank, to Leamington Parish Church. |
| 59623: | In this town belaboured as performer, teacher, |
| 59624: | composer, and editor, until his death, June |
| 59625: | 21, 1891. He composed some church services, |
| 59626: | a number of anthems, and other vocal works ; |
| 59627: | edited the " Organ library " ; and the " Vesper |
| 59628: | bell " series of organ pieces, his own contribu- |
| 59629: | tions to which enjoy wide popularity. Rev. |
| 59630: | T. Herbert Spinney, youngest of the four |
| 59631: | brothers, was born January 13, 1857. Studied |
| 59632: | under Drs. G. B. Arnold, and J. F. Bridge. |
| 59633: | Harmony Prizeman, Trinity College, London, |
| 59634: | 1876. F.R.C.O. From the age of sixteen |
| 59635: | was organist at Salisbury ; later, organist, |
| 59636: | and assistant chaplin, Exeter College, Oxford, |
| 59637: | having been ordained Deacon in 1881, and |
| 59638: | Priest, 1882, by the Bishop of Oxford. M.A., |
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