Arthur Charles Lestoc Hylton Stewart (21 March 1884 – 14 November 1932[1]) was an English organist and composer.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]The son of the Rev. Charles Henry Hylton Stewart and Florence Hope Dixon, Stewart was born at Chester and educated at Magdalen College School, Oxford. Like his younger brother Bruce, he was an organ scholar at Peterhouse, Cambridge.
Career
[edit]After teaching music at Sedbergh School from 1907 to 1908,[3] Stewart served successively as organist and music director at St Martin-on-the-Hill, Scarborough (1908–1914), Blackburn parish church (1914–1916), Rochester Cathedral (1916–1930), Chester Cathedral (1930–1932) and St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle (1932). He died shortly after taking up his post at Windsor.[3]
Stewart composed several works for the organ and for choirs, including the tune "Rochester" for the hymn 'Light of the lonely pilgrim's heart' by Sit Edward Denny (New English Hymnal 399).[4]
Family
[edit]In 1917 Stewart married Gladys Maud Priestley Inglis, the daughter of Charles John Inglis and granddaughter of Dr. James Inglis.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Charles Hylton Stewart (1884-1932) on Hyperion Records".
- ^ Humphreys, Maggie; Evans, Robert (1 January 1997). Dictionary of Composers for the Church in Great Britain and Ireland. London, England: Mansell Publishing Ltd. p. 178. ISBN 9780720123302.
- ^ a b c "Son Of A Former Bath Rector: Windsor Castle Organist Dead". Bath Weekly Chronicle and Herald. Bath, Avon, England. 19 November 1932. p. 20.
- ^ "Charles Hylton Stewart". City and County Notes. The Chester Chronicle. Chester, Cheshire, England. 6 December 1958. p. 24.
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