George Frederick Vincent

George Frederick Vincent
Born(1855-03-27)27 March 1855
Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham, England
Died30 November 1928(1928-11-30) (aged 73)
Brentwood, England
EducationLeipzig Conservatoire
Genres
Occupations
  • Organist
  • composer
  • music educator
InstrumentOrgan
Years active1872–1928

George Frederick Vincent (27 March 1855 – 30 November 1928) was an English organist, composer, and music educator. He served as organist at several churches in Sunderland from 1872 to 1900, including Holy Trinity Church, and was organist of St Michael, Cornhill, London, from 1900 to 1916. George Vincent founded the Sunderland Amateur Operatic Society (now Sunderland Theatre Company) in 1893 and taught at Trinity College of Music. He was the younger brother of composer Charles John Vincent.

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