James Douglas in Sale Moor, Manchester - between at the end of the 1850's and in the beginning of the 1860's
from Account of life as a chorister in the nineteenth century, page 12:
I left the [Manchester Holy Trinity Church Choir] having been elected a member of the Parish Church of Sale Moor, a place a few miles out of Manchester. This was a paid Choir & consisted of female Sopranos & Altos, & tenors and Basses all professionals from Manchester. I forget who was Organist but we sang from the gallery & besides the organ (which was a small one) we … more >>
James Douglas, Account of life as a chorister in the nineteenth century. In Choir Archives, St George's Chapel, Windsor, England, p. 12. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1524232506717 accessed: 21 May, 2024 (All extracts from the memoir are by kind permission of the writer's descendant Prof. James Wilkinson.)
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| choir music | performed by Choir of Sale Moor Parish Church |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | between at the end of the 1850's and in the beginning of the 1860's |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
James Douglas worked as a clerk and a manager for the railways and lived in Manchester from the late 1850s to 1872.