Myles Birket Foster
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Life
Born: 28 November 1851
Died: 18 December 1922
Biography
Son of the artist Myles Birket Foster, Foster attended Guildford Grammar School. He subsequently enrolled at the Royal Academy of Music and played the organ at St. James Church, Marylebone, and St. George’s, Campden Hill. From 1880-92 he was organist at the Foundling Hospital and at Her Majesty’s Theatre, and was choirmaster of St. James, Holborn. He composed children’s cantatas and much church music. (Information from Hymnary.org)
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List of choral works
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Publications
External links
- Works by Myles Birket Foster in the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)