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John Herbert Long
John Herbert Long FRCO (1 July 1908 - 1985) was an English music teacher and organist. Life The son of Herbert Long of Bury St. Edmunds, and Sophia Edith Chapman,Merton College Register, 1900-1964, ed. Robert Graham Cochrane Levens, Basil Blackwell, 1964, pg 218 Long was educated at Banbury Grammar School and the Royal College of Music, then studied Music at Merton College, OxfordHull Daily Mail - Saturday 02 July 1938 from 1931 to 1934 (taking a B.Mus. in 1933, a B.A. in 1934), during which period he also served as the college organist. He later received an M.A. from Merton College, in 1946. His sister was the celebrated pianist, Kathleen Long. He married Margery Edith Barnby Tustain (1910-1993) in 1932; they had two sons. Long served in the Intelligence Branch of the Royal Air Force, RAF during World War II. In Beverley he was also Music Master at Beverley Grammar School from 1947. In 1949 he applied for the vacancy at Ely Cathedral but was unsuccessful. Appointments *Organi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merton College, Oxford
Merton College (in full: The House or College of Scholars of Merton in the University of Oxford) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its foundation can be traced back to the 1260s when Walter de Merton, chancellor to Henry III and later to Edward I, first drew up statutes for an independent academic community and established endowments to support it. An important feature of de Merton's foundation was that this "college" was to be self-governing and the endowments were directly vested in the Warden and Fellows. By 1274, when Walter retired from royal service and made his final revisions to the college statutes, the community was consolidated at its present site in the south east corner of the city of Oxford, and a rapid programme of building commenced. The hall and the chapel and the rest of the front quad were complete before the end of the 13th century. Mob Quad, one of Merton's quadrangles, was constructed between 1288 and 1378, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
