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⚫ '''William George Eveleigh''' (11 May 1868 – 13 January 1950) was an English ] known for his work at ] in ], ]. Eveleigh was born in ], India, the son of F.C. Henry Eveleigh, a Captain in the Royal Horse Artillery. Educated at Cranleigh and Peterhouse Cambridge, he gained his doctorate in music at Queen's College, Oxford in 1895. In 1894, he married Louise, daughter of Major F. Goldhurst, of Upton Park, Slough. They had four children. He held appointments at Bramley, Hampshire; Holywell, North Wales; and the Holy Trinity Episcopal church, Ayr
Scotland, before being appointed choirmaster and organist at St. Fin Barre's Cathedral, Cork in 1903.,<ref>{{cite web| title=Eveleigh |url=http://www.corkpastandpresent.ie/genealogy/pikescontemporarybiographies/contemporarybiographiesa-f/biographies_hodges_complete_192_196.pdf |website=Cork Past and Present |accessdate=22 September 2015}}</ref> succeeding ]. He remained in Cork until 1922, being succeeded by his pupil ] who continued in the post until 1977. In addition to church music and instrumental pieces, Eveleigh composed a five-act opera entitled The ]. He retired to England in 1922, and died at the Rosehill Nursing Home in Bristol in 1950.


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⚫ '''William George Eveleigh''' (11 May 1868 - 13 Jan 1950) was an English ] known for his remarkable work at ] in ], Ireland. Eveleigh was born in Meerut in India, the son of F.C. Henry Eveleigh, a Captain in the Royal Horse Artillery. Educated at Cranleigh and Peterhouse Cambridge, he gained his doctorate in music at Queen's College, Oxford in 1895. IN 1894, he married Louise, daughter of Major F. Goldhurst, of Upton Park, Slough. They had four children. After working in Ayr, Scotland, he was appointed choirmaster and organist at St. Fin Barre's Cathedral, Cork in 1903.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.corkpastandpresent.ie/genealogy/pikescontemporarybiographies/contemporarybiographiesa-f/biographies_hodges_complete_192_196.pdf}}</ref> He was wildly innovative in the field of experimental improvisations and than that he was preceded by ] and succeeded in the 1922 by his pupil ] who continued in the post until 1977. Eveleigh died at the Rosehill Nursing Home in Bristol in 1950.


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Professor James Hargreaves commented on him in the ''Dictionary of Organs and Organists'' published in 1912 citing Eveleigh as a short lived yet successful and conscientious clavicist.<ref>Thornsby, Frederick W., ed. (1912) ''Dictionary of Organs and Organists''. Bournemouth: Logan</ref>


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William George Eveleigh
Born(1868-05-11)May 11, 1868
Meerut, India
DiedJanuary 13, 1950(1950-01-13) (aged 81)
Bristol, England
NationalityEnglish
OccupationOrganist

William George Eveleigh (11 May 1868 – 13 January 1950) was an English organist known for his work at Saint Finbarre's Cathedral in Cork, Ireland. Eveleigh was born in Meerut, India, the son of F.C. Henry Eveleigh, a Captain in the Royal Horse Artillery. Educated at Cranleigh and Peterhouse Cambridge, he gained his doctorate in music at Queen's College, Oxford in 1895. In 1894, he married Louise, daughter of Major F. Goldhurst, of Upton Park, Slough. They had four children. He held appointments at Bramley, Hampshire; Holywell, North Wales; and the Holy Trinity Episcopal church, Ayr Scotland, before being appointed choirmaster and organist at St. Fin Barre's Cathedral, Cork in 1903., succeeding John Christopher Marks. He remained in Cork until 1922, being succeeded by his pupil Jonathan Thomas Horne who continued in the post until 1977. In addition to church music and instrumental pieces, Eveleigh composed a five-act opera entitled The Valkyrie. He retired to England in 1922, and died at the Rosehill Nursing Home in Bristol in 1950.

References

  1. "Eveleigh" (PDF). Cork Past and Present. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
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