Langdon Colbourne (15 September 1835 – 16 September 1889) was an English cathedral organist, who served at

Hereford Cathedral Hereford Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Anglican Diocese of Hereford in Hereford, England. A place of worship has existed on the site of the present building since the 8th century or earlier. The present building was begun in 1079. S ...

Background

Colbourne was born in Hackney, London, the son of Thomas Colborne and Elizabeth Hobson.''Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900'' He was baptised at an independent ( nonconformist) church in November 1835.''England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970'' He studied organ under George Cooper. He died in

Hereford Hereford () is a cathedral city, civil parish and the county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, south-west of Worcester and north-west of Gloucester. With a population ...

in 1889 aged 54.

Career

Organist of: *

St. Michael's College, Tenbury St. Michael's College (the College of St. Michael and All Angels) was founded by Sir Frederick Ouseley in 1856 as a boys Preparatory School. Ouseley created the school to provide a model for the performance of Anglican church music. Choral se ...

1860–1874 * Beverley Minster 1874–1875 * Wigan Parish Church 1875–1877 *Dorking Parish Church 1877–1890 *

Truro Cathedral The Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Church of England cathedral in the city of Truro, Cornwall. It was built between 1880 and 1910 to a Gothic Revival design by John Loughborough Pearson on the site of the parish church of St Mary. It i ...

1890–1920

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Colbourne, Langdon English classical organists British male organists Cathedral organists 1835 births 1889 deaths Musicians from Hackney Central 19th-century English musicians 19th-century British male musicians 19th-century classical musicians Male classical organists 19th-century organists