About John Christopher Bradshaw
Lived 1876 – 1950 (aged 73). John Christopher Bradshaw was a New Zealand conductor and academic.
John Christopher Bradshaw (23 June 1876–16 January 1950) was a New Zealand organist, conductor, choirmaster and university professor.
Biography Bradshaw was born in Adlington, Lancashire, England on 23 June 1876. He was a pupil of James Kendrick Pyne at the Royal Manchester College of Music. In 1902 Bradshaw was appointed organist at the Anglican cathedral in Christchurch. There, he founded the Christchurch Male Voice Choir. Bradshaw was lecturer at Canterbury College and dean of the Faculty of Music.
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New Zealand organist, conductor, choirmaster and university professor
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John Christopher Bradshaw was born on 23 June 1876.
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John Christopher Bradshaw died on 16 January 1950.
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John Christopher Bradshaw was a conductor and academic.
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