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Samuel Reay (17 March 1822 – 21 July 1905) was an organist and composer based in
England .
[1]
Life
He was born on 17 March 1822 (although some sources give 1826 or 1828), the son of
George Agnew Reay , organist of
Hexham Abbey , and Eleanor Spraggon.
His father moved to
Ryton on Tyne and Samuel became a chorister in the choir at
Durham Cathedral .
He is noted for having performed the first organ arrangement of
Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" which he arranged whilst in Tiverton.
[2]
Whilst in Newark he was conductor of the Newark Philharmonic Society.
Appointments
Assistant Organist of
St Hilda's Church, South Shields (1839 – ????)
Organist of Houghton-le-Spring
Organist of
St Andrew's Church, Newcastle upon Tyne (1841–1845)
Organist of
St. Thomas the Martyr, Barras Bridge (1845–1847)
Organist of
St Peter's Church, Tiverton (1847–1854)
[3]
Organist of
St. John's Church, Hampstead (1854–1856)
Organist of St. Saviour's Church, Warwick Road (1856 – ????)
Organist of
St Stephen's Church, Westbourne Park , Paddington (???? – 1859)
Organist of
St. Peter's College, Radley (1859–1861)
Organist of the
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Bury (1861–1864)
Organist of the
Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Newark-on-Trent (1864–1901) and Master of the Song School (1864
[4] –1905)
Compositions
His compositions include:
Morning and evening services in F, G, D, B♭ and A
[5]
Anthems and part songs.
References