Charles Hancock FRCO (4 January 1852 – 6 February 1927) was an organist and composer based in

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Life

His early musical education was as a chorister in the choir of

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. He was awarded his FRCO in 1872 and graduated from Oxford University in 1874. In Leicester he was the conductor of the Leicester New Musical Society. He died on 6 February 1927, a few weeks before the church was upgraded to cathedral status.

Appointments

*Organist of St. Mary's Church, Datchet, Windsor *Organist of St. Andrew's Church, Uxbridge *Assistant organist of

*Organist of St. Martin's Church, Leicester 1875Leicester Journal - Friday 28 May 1875 - 1927

Compositions

He composed works for choir and organ.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hancock, Charles 1852 births 1927 deaths English organists English male organists English composers Fellows of the Royal College of Organists