Sir Walter Parratt in Windsor - late 19th Century
from Life and Reminiscences of Sir George J. Elvey, page 275:
At the latter end of the autumn, Mr. (now Sir Walter) Parratt, his successor at St. George's, begged him to come over and play the farewell services on his " dear old organ " before it was altered. This he did, and gave for the last time his splendid rendering of his brother's Service in A, and Boyce's anthem, " Oh, where shall wisdom be found ?
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Lady Mary Elvey, Life and Reminiscences of Sir George J. Elvey (London, 1894), p. 275. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1433320351908 accessed: 22 December, 2024
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Service in A
written by Stephen Elvey |
performed by George J. Elvey |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | late 19th Century |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors |
Originally submitted by Gill on Wed, 03 Jun 2015 09:32:32 +0100
Approved on Tue, 22 Sep 2015 13:12:37 +0100