GEORGE ELVEY

Sir George Job Elvey (1816–1893) was born in Canterbury, England, sang at Canterbury Cathedral as a child, and received much of his musical education from his brother Stephen Elvey, who was appointed organist of New College, Oxford. He also studied at the Royal Academy of Music. He served as temporary organist at Christ Church, Magdalen, and New College, Oxford; and was appointed “master of the boys” and organist at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor, England, serving there for nearly half a century. He died in Windlesham, Surrey. His compositions include two oratorios, service music, anthems, hymns, organ pieces, songs, and part-songs. His most well-known pieces are the hymn tunes Diademata, familiar as “Crown Him with Many Crowns,” and St. George’s Windsor, familiar as “Come, Ye thankful People, Come.”

All are mixed chorus; some contain divisi.

SET	TITLE	VOICING	TEXT	LISTEN
	A Birthday Serenade			LISTEN
	Blow, Breeze, from the North		Samuel John Stone	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing
	From yonder rustling Mountains			LISTEN
	Shall I, wasting in Despair			LISTEN
	The Song of the Zetland Fishermen			LISTEN