Herbert Stephen Irons Explained

Herbert Stephen Irons (19 January 1834  - 29 June 1905),^[1] was an English organist. He also composed hymn tunes, including the tune "Southwell".

Career

He was born in Canterbury, where he became a chorister at the cathedral. He was an organ pupil of Dr. Stephen Elvey at Oxford.

He was

• Organist of St. Columba's College, Rathfarnham 1856 - 1857,^[2]
• Organist of Southwell Minster 1857 - 1872^[2]
• Assistant Organist of Chester Cathedral 1873 - 1876^{[2] [3]}
• Organist of St. Andrew's Church, Nottingham 1876 - 1905^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: Maggie Humphreys. Robert Evans. Dictionary of Composers for the Church in Great Britain and Ireland. 1 January 1997. A&C Black. 978-0-7201-2330-2. 180.
2. Cathedral Organists, John E. West, London, Novello and Company, 1899.
3. The Succession of Organists, Watkins Shaw, 1991