George Pattman

George Thomas Pattman FRCO (1875 - 10 Aug 1961) was an organist and composer based in England.

Life

He was born in 1875 in Grantham, and studied music under Dr. Haydn Keeton at Peterborough Cathedral.^[1]

On leaving Glasgow Cathedral in 1916 he toured the principal music halls for some years and afterwards made records and gave broadcasts.

for many of his recitals.

He had a child with soprano singer, Minnie Rigby, who he had worked and collaborated with many times. Pattman had an affair with Minnie whilst she was married to Ernest Rigby, a Doctor of Music, who she had a son with, named Philip. Minnie divorced Ernest in 1922, before she had her second son.

Appointments

• Organist of St Mary's Church, Stamford ca. 1894
• Assistant organist of Peterborough Cathedral 1895 - 1896
• Organist of All Saints' Church, Scarborough 1896 - 1900
• Organist of All Saints' Church, Hessle 1900 - 1901
• Organist of Bridlington Priory 1901 - 1904
• Organist of
  St. Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow
  1904 - 1916
• Organist of St. Lawrence's Church, Canon's Park, Edgware ca.1941 Organist of Winter Gardens, Blackpool 1924-1925

Compositions

He composed Cinderella (Suite for Full Orchestra).^[3]

References