| 64648: | to the Government School, and conductor of |
| 64649: | the Philharmonic Society, he did much to |
| 64650: | promote the study of music. He conducted |
| 64651: | the Harmonic Society, formed in 1864, and |
| 64652: | apparently the successor to the Philharmonic, |
| 64653: | which in some seasons gave as many as six |
| 64654: | concerts. At the last concert vi'e find any |
| 64655: | record of, Good Friday, 1875, he conducted a |
| 64656: | performance of his cantata, " Adoration," pro- |
| 64657: | duced at Melbourne, in November, 1874. |
| 64658: | His compositions include two Masses (per- |
| 64659: | formed in ]Melbourne) ; two ]\Iarches for formed in Melbourne) ; two Marches for |
| 64660: | orchestra (Ballarat, 1868) ; choral pieces, etc. |
| 64661: | He has held the office of organist at Christ |
| 64662: | Church, Ballarat, for many years. |
| 64663: | |
| 64664: | Turner, Rev. J. Egbert, O.S.B. 420-L-16 Turner, Rev. J. Egbert, O.S.B., organ- |
| 64665: | ist and composer, born at Preston, Lancashire, |
| 64666: | 1853. Sometime organist and choirmaster, |
| 64667: | St. Ann's R.C. Church, Edge Hill, Liverpool. |
| 64668: | Composer of Masses, St. John the Baptist, St. |
| 64669: | Cecilia, and St. Mary Magdalene ; Ascendit, |
| 64670: | Deus, for bass solo, and orchestra, etc. |
| 64671: | |
| 64672: | Turner, James William 420-L-23 Turner, James William, tenor vocalist, |
| 64673: | born at Sutton Ashfield, Nottingham, June 5, |
| 64674: | 1845. Sang as a treble at local concerts. |
| 64675: | Toured in China, India, etc., with a concert |
| 64676: | party, 1864, and made his debut at Foo Choo, |
| 64677: | China ; and his first stage appearance at Mel- |
| 64678: | bourne the same ^ear, as ELvino, in " La |
| 64679: | Sonnambula." Some time later he sang in |
| 64680: | an opera company at San Francisco. Return- |
| 64681: | ing to England he studied with Schira at the |
| 64682: | London Academy of IMusic ; appeared in opera London Academy of Music ; appeared in opera |
| 64683: | at the Crystal Palace, 1872 ; with the Carl |
| 64684: | Rosa Company, London, 1873 ; and in 1875 |
| 64685: | took an opera company to South Africa. In |
| 64686: | 1876 he rejoined the Carl Rosa Company. |
| 64687: | Forined a coinpany of his own in ] 885, opened |
| 64688: | at Nottingham in February. He has toured |
| 64689: | the provinces every year since ; given seasons |
| 64690: | of opera at the Princess's, Standard, and other |
| 64691: | London Theatres ; and became proprietor of |
| 64692: | the Grand Theatre, Birmingham, 1893. His |
| 64693: | Fra Diavolo, and Don Csesar de Bazan, are |
| 64694: | among the most popular of his assump- |
| 64695: | tions. He has revived operas of Balfe and |
| 64696: | Macfarren. |
| 64697: | |
| 64698: | Turner, John, author of " Manual of In- |
| 64699: | struction in Vocal Music, chiefly with a view |
| 64700: | to Psalmody.." London, 1833, 2nd edition |
| 64701: | 1835, Boston edition 1836; "Class Singing |
| 64702: | Book for Schools," 1844, 2 parts. Te Deum, |
| 64703: | songs, and other vocal music. |
| 64704: | |
| 64705: | Turner, John Bradbury 420-L-54 Turner, John Bradbury, pianist, com- |
| 64706: | poser, and teacher, born at Stockport. Was |
| 64707: | taught the violoncello by Lieut. -Col. S. W. |
| 64708: | Wilkinson, an amateur of repute, and played |
| 64709: | in local orchestras as a lad. Entered R.A.M., |
| 64710: | 1852, as a resident pupil, and studied under |
| 64711: | Sterndale Bennett, G. A. Macfarren, C. |
| 64712: | Steggall, and others, remaining there till |
| 64713: | 1861. F.R.A.M. Graduated Mus. Bac, Cam- |
| 64714: | bridge, 1865. He was one of the founders of |
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