Mark James Monk

Mark James Monk (1858-1929) was an cathedral organist, who served at Truro Cathedral^[1] and composer.

Background

Mark James Monk was born on 16 March 1858 in Hunmanby Yorkshire. He studied organ under Edwin George Monk at York Minster. He was a composer of sacred and secular music^[2] including Eligaic Odes, a Festival Te Deum, Quintet for wind, and piano and organ pieces. He had a hymn included in Hymns Ancient and Modern^[3] He died 5 May 1929 at Blackheath.^[4]

Career

Assistant organist of:

• York Minster ???? - 1879

Organist of:

• St. John's Church, Ladywood, Birmingham 1879 - 1880
• St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch 1880 - 1883
• Banbury Parish Church 1883 - 1890
• Truro Cathedral 1890 - 1920

Cultural offices
Preceded by George Robertson Sinclair	Organist and Master of the Choristers of Truro Cathedral 1890-1920	Succeeded by Hubert Stanley Middleton

References

1. ^ The Succession of Organists. Watkins Shaw
2. ^ British Musical Biography. James D. Brown
3. ^ Hymns Ancient and Modern. N.332
4. ^ "Obituary". The Musical Times (Musical Times Publications Ltd.) 70 (1036): 559. 1 June 1929. http://www.jstor.org/pss/915039. Retrieved 21 February 2010. 

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Name	Monk, Mark
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Date of birth	1858
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Date of death	1929
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