Langdon Colborne
English cathedral organist
Langdon Colbourne (15 September 1835 – 16 September 1889) was an English cathedral organist, who served at Hereford Cathedral.[1]
Background
Colbourne was born in Hackney, London, the son of Thomas Colborne and Elizabeth Hobson.[2] He was baptised at an independent (nonconformist) church in November 1835.[3]
He studied organ under George Cooper. He died in Hereford in 1889 aged 54.[2]
Career
Organist of:[2]
- St. Michael's College, Tenbury 1860–1874
- Beverley Minster 1874–1875
- Wigan Parish Church 1875–1877
- Dorking Parish Church 1877–1880
- Hereford Cathedral 1880-1889
References
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Preceded by John Stainer | Organist and Master of the Choristers of St. Michael's College, Tenbury 1860-1874 | Succeeded by Alfred Alexander |
Preceded by G. J. Lambert | Organist and Master of the Choristers of Beverley Minster 1874-1875 | Succeeded by Arthur Henry Mann |
Preceded by George Townshend Smith | Organist and Master of the Choristers of Hereford Cathedral 1880-1889 | Succeeded by George Robertson Sinclair |