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Alfred Southcott Morrish

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Alfred Southcott Morrish FRCO (13 December 1906 – 1978) was an organist and composer based in England.[1]

Life

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He was born in 1906 in Aldershot, Hampshire. He studied organ at Exeter Cathedral under Dr. Thomas Armstrong and Dr. Alfred William Wilcock. He was awarded his FRCO in 1936.[2]

From 1934 he was organist at the Cadbury Deanery Choral Festivals.

He married Mary Taylor.

He died in 1978.

Appointments

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  • Organist of St Paul's Church, Devonport 1925–1932
  • Assistant Organist of Crediton Parish Church 1932–1937[3]
  • Organist of Sandford Parish Church 1934–1937
  • Organist of St James' Church, Teignmouth 1937–1945
  • Organist of Hexham Abbey 1945–1948
  • Organist of All Souls' Church, Hastings 1950 - ????
  • Organist of St Ethelburga's Church, St Leonards on Sea 1964 - ????

Compositions

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His compositions include compositions for choir and organ and a string quartet in F.

References

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  1. ^ Who's Who in Music, Shaw Publishing, 1949–1950
  2. ^ Western Morning News, 3 August 1936
  3. ^ Western Times, 25 March 1937