George Hollins (16 March 1809 - 16 December 1841) was an organist and composer who lived in
Birmingham, West Midlands
Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West ...
.
Life
He was born on 16 March 1809, the son of William Hollins (1763-1843) architect and sculptor, and Catherine Holebrooke (1764-1831).
Despite being lame, he studied organ under Thomas Munder, the organist of
Birmingham Town Hall. In 1837 he was appointed organist of
Birmingham Town Hall where he participated in two of the
Birmingham Triennial Music Festival
The Birmingham Triennial Musical Festival, in Birmingham, England, founded in 1784, was the longest-running classical music festival of its kind. It last took place in 1912.
History
The first music festival, over three days in September 1768 ...
s alongside visiting composer
Felix Mendelssohn.
He married Mary Theresa Burchell (1820-1871), daughter of James Burchell of London, on 13 April 1837 in Tamworth. They had the following children:
*Mary Hollins (b. 1837)
*Julia Elizabeth Hollins (b. 1840)
*Caroline Hollins (b. 1842)
He died on 16 December 1841 aged just 33.
Career
*Organist of
Birmingham Town Hall 1837 - 1841
*Organist of
St Paul's Church, Birmingham 1838 - 1841
Compositions
*The Sabbath Bell, a sacred ballad 1841
References
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1809 births
1841 deaths
British classical organists
British male organists
Musicians from Birmingham, West Midlands
English composers
19th-century British male musicians
Male classical organists
19th-century organists