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

Hereford Cathedral Hereford Cathedral, formally the , is a Church of England cathedral in Hereford, England. It is the seat of the bishop of Hereford and the principal church of the diocese of Hereford. The cathedral is a grade I listed building. A place of wors ...

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 and the county town of the ceremonial county of Herefordshire, England. It is on the banks of the River Wye and lies east of the border with Wales, north-west of Gloucester and south-west of Worcester. With ...

in 1889 aged 54.

Career

Organist of: * St. Michael's College, Tenbury 1860–1874 *

Beverley Minster Beverley Minster, otherwise known as the Parish Church of Saint John and Saint Martin, in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, is a parish church in the Church of England. It is one of the largest parish churches in the UK, larger than one-thir ...

1874–1875 * Wigan Parish Church 1875–1877 * Dorking Parish Church 1877–1880 *

1880-1889

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Colbourne, Langdon English classical organists English cathedral organists 1835 births 1889 deaths Musicians from the London Borough of Hackney 19th-century English male musicians 19th-century British classical musicians English male classical organists 19th-century English organists