T. R. G. Jozé

Thomas Richard Gonsalvez Jozé, known as T. R. G. Jozé (26 September 1853 – 20 March 1924), was an Irish organist, teacher, choral conductor and composer who was mainly associated with the Royal Irish Academy of Music where he taught for about 45 years.

Life T. R. G. Jozé was born in Dublin into a music loving family of Spanish origin. His father John Charles was a chemist and amateur musician who in 1861 sent his son to Christ Church school to become a chorister. He was appointed deputy organist there in 1869, followed by appointments at St Paul's Church, Glenageary; Christ Church, Leeson Park; and Booterstown Church. He was also the organist at the Freemasons' Grand Lodge of Ireland on Dawson Street, Dublin.

Besides his activities as an organist, Jozé is mainly remembered today for his long association in a number of functions with the Royal Irish Academy of Music (RIAM) in Dublin. There, he taught the piano (1872–1882), organ (1880–1917), and harmony (1876–1918), conducted the choir (1883–1885) and the orchestra (1891–1915) while also sharing chamber music classes (1892–1899) with Charles Marchant. Another prize-winning work was the "festival hymn" St Patrick's Breastplate. In 1877, Jozé received a doctorate of music (MusD) from Trinity College Dublin for his cantata The Prophecy of Capys.

Selected works Stage works The Prophecy of Capys (1877), cantata for tenor, choir and orchestra Les Amourettes (1885), opera Eileen, or The Ocean Waif (n. d.), operetta

Orchestral Gavotte and Musette (n. d.) Grand March (n. d.)

Chamber Nocturne in G minor (1892), for violin and piano Five Irish Melodies (1899), for violin/cello and piano (written with R. P. Stewart)

Choral Sacred O God, Who Hast Prepared for Them That Love Thee, anthem (published Dublin, 1920) Praise the Lord, O My Soul, anthem (n. d.) The Lord Is My Shepherd, anthem for female voices (n. d.) Te Deum & Benedictus (n. d.) Hymn to St Cecilia, for female voices, harp, violins and organ (n. d.)

Secular Arranmore Boat Song (Alfred Perceval Graves), 4-part song (London, 1901) Battlesong 'The Defence of Dublin (George Sigerson), 4-part song (London, 1901) Far Away (A Londonderry Air) (G. Sigerson), 4-part song (London, 1901) The Irish Reel (A. P. Graves), 4-part song (London, 1901) The Harvest Rose, Irish Air (Patrick Joseph McCall), partsong (London, 1902) A Lament, Irish Melody (Thomas Moore), partsong (London, 1902) O'Sullivan Mór, Irish Air (G. Sigerson), partsong (London, 1902) When Thro' Life Unblest We Rove, Irish Melody (T. Moore) partsong (London, 1902) After the Battle / Thy Fair Bosom (T. Moore), partsong (London, 1903) The Capture of Cremona / The Monks of the Screw (G. Sigerson), partsong (London, 1903) Fly Not Yet / Planxty Kelly (T. Moore), partsong (London, 1903) Twas One of Those Dreams / The Song of the Woods (T. Moore), partsong (London, 1903) War Song of Macliag, partsong (London, c1904) Irish Partsongs and Choruses, arr. (London, 1899–1913)

Songs The Frost and the Footprints (R. M. Craig) (London, ) In Memoriam (Sir Robert Stewart) (G. Savage Armstrong) (c.1894) A Sunbeam Messenger (H. Crewe) (London, 1897) The Fisherman's Widow (n. d.), with violin obbligato Sleep, My Love, Sleep (n. d.), with cello obbligato

Church hymnals Chants and Responses (Dublin, 1907), with George William Torrance The Irish Chant Book (Dublin, 1925), with G. W. Torrance