Samuel Reay (17 March 1822 – 21 July 1905) was an organist and composer based in
England
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.
Life
He was born on 17 March 1822 (although some sources give 1826 or 1828), the son of
George Agnew Reay, organist of
Hexham Abbey
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, and Eleanor Spraggon.
His father moved to
Ryton on Tyne and Samuel became a chorister in the choir at
Durham Cathedral
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.
He is noted for having performed the first organ arrangement of
Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" which he arranged whilst in Tiverton.
Whilst in Newark he was conductor of the Newark Philharmonic Society.
Appointments
*Assistant Organist of
St Hilda's Church, South Shields
St Hilda's Church, South Shields is a Grade II listed parish church in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England. It is part of the Church of England.
History
The church, the parish church of South Shields is said to be on the site of a chapel fo ...
(1839 – ????)
*Organist of Houghton-le-Spring
*Organist of
St Andrew's Church, Newcastle upon Tyne
St Andrew's Church, Newcastle upon Tyne is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England.
History
The church dates from the 12th century, but is mainly of 13th and 14th century construct ...
(1841–1845)
*Organist of
St. Thomas the Martyr, Barras Bridge (1845–1847)
*Organist of
St Peter's Church, Tiverton
St Peter's Church, Tiverton is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Tiverton, Devon.
History
The church dates from 1073. Several restorations have been undertaken, in 1825–1829 by G.A. Boyce, and in 1853–1856 by Edwar ...
(1847–1854)
*Organist of
St. John's Church, Hampstead (1854–1856)
*Organist of St. Saviour's Church, Warwick Road (1856 – ????)
*Organist of
St Stephen's Church, Westbourne Park
St Stephen's Church, Westbourne Park, is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in London.
History
St Stephen's Church dates from 1856. It was designed by the architect brothers Frederick John and Horace Francis, who designed ...
, Paddington (???? – 1859)
*Organist of
St. Peter's College, Radley (1859–1861)
*Organist of the
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Bury (1861–1864)
*Organist of the
Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Newark-on-Trent (1864–1901) and Master of the Song School (1864–1905)
Compositions
His compositions include:
*Morning and evening services in F, G, D, B and A
[Newark Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene, Brenda M. Pask, 2000. ]
*Anthems and part songs.
References
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1828 births
1905 deaths
English organists
British male organists
English composers
19th-century English musicians
19th-century British male musicians
19th-century organists