About Harry Crane Perrin
Lived 1865 – 1953 (aged 87–88). Harry Crane Perrin was a British organist.
Harry Crane Perrin (19 August 1865 – 6 November 1953) was a cathedral organist at Canterbury Cathedral, England, and an academic who served as the first dean of music at McGill University, Canada.
Background Perrin was born in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. as a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists in 1892,
He was organist at St Columba's College, Dublin, In 1920, a Faculty of Music was established at the university, and Perrin was its first dean until his retirement in 1930. He also established an orchestra Canterbury Cathedral 1898 - 1908
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Who was Harry Crane Perrin?
British musician (1865–1953)
When was Harry Crane Perrin born?
Harry Crane Perrin was born in 1865 in Wellingborough.
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Harry Crane Perrin died in 1953.
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Harry Crane Perrin was an organist.
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Harry Crane Perrin was British.
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