Alfred Southcott Morrish
Alfred Southcott Morrish FRCO (13 December 1906 – 1978) was an organist and composer based in England.[1]
Life[]
He was born in 1906 in Aldershot, Hampshire. He studied organ at Exeter Cathedral under Dr. Thomas Armstrong and Dr. Alfred William Wilcock. He was awarded his FRCO in 1936.[2]
From 1934 he was organist at the Cadbury Deanery Choral Festivals.
He married Mary Taylor.
He died in 1978.
Appointments[]
- Organist of St Paul's Church, Devonport 1925–1932
- Assistant Organist of Crediton Parish Church 1932–1937[3]
- Organist of Sandford Parish Church 1934–1937
- Organist of St James' Church, Teignmouth 1937–1945
- Organist of Hexham Abbey 1945–1948
- Organist of All Souls' Church, Hastings 1950 - ????
- Organist of St Ethelburga's Church, St Leonards on Sea 1964 - ????
Compositions[]
His compositions include compositions for choir and organ and a string quartet in F.
References[]
Categories:
- 1906 births
- 1978 deaths
- English organists
- British male organists
- 20th-century classical musicians
- 20th-century English composers
- 20th-century organists
- 20th-century British male musicians
- English musician stubs