Charles Albert Edwin Harriss
Charles Albert Edwin Harriss, composer, impresario, educator, organist-choirmaster, conductor (b at London, Eng 16 Dec 1862; d at Ottawa 31 July 1929). Trained as organist and choirmaster in English cathedrals, in 1882 Harriss was appointed to St Alban's, Ottawa, and then to Christ Church Cathedral, Montréal, returning to Ottawa in 1900. Honorary director of examinations of the Royal Schools of Music, first director of the McGill Conservatorium, Harriss also arranged many concerts and festivals, bringing outstanding British artists to Canada, and organized massive choirs. In 1924 he became music director of the British Empire Exhibition in Wembley (London, Eng). His numerous works were performed throughout the British Empire. He received an honorary fellowship from the Royal Academy of Music and the Lambeth doctorate from the archbishop of Canterbury.
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