Frederick Crowe
Frederick Joseph William Crowe FRHistS (1862–1931) was an English organist.
Frederick Crowe was a
billiards
also occupied his time.
In 1904 he founded a
Hele of Plymouth (this was the start of the Three Choirs Festival, now known as Southern Cathedrals Festival). The gatherings continued until World War I, resumed from 1920 and again from 1960 onwards. It was possibly because of Crowe's West Country connections that Hele was selected to carry out the work on the organ
in 1904. He became a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in 1906.
Crowe's salary on appointment was £150; this had risen to £200 by the time he retired, but Frederick Read was reappointed at £160. Crowe was buried at St. Mary's Church, Rumboldswhyke. In Chichester, a memorial to him is placed in the north transept of the Cathedral.
An Evening Service in E flat survives.[1]
References
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
