Reginald New

Reginald New (April 1902, in Lewisham, Kent – 28 November 1958, in Beckenham, Kent ) was a popular UK theatre organist whose career spanned the 1920s through to the 1950s.

Career New was first a chorister and then assistant organist at St George's, Catford later organist at Christ's Church, Chislehurst After broadcasting 468 times,

In 1932, New attended the opening of the Broadway Theatre, Catford, Lewisham alongside the then Duke of York and future King George VI. New did a demonstration on the Broadway Theatre Compton organ.

He often gave concerts on the Cheltenham Town Hall organ and broadcast from there on 8 December 1935. During his time at Dartford, he composed the "Dartford March". This became a soldiers' marching tune and was sung by many who came back from Dunkirk. Reginald New made over 800 broadcasts in his career.