John Henry Norrison Camidge (8 December 1853 – 22 September 1939) was a composer and organist based in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire.
Life He was born in 1853, the son of Thomas Simpson Camidge, and baptised in St. Michael-le-Belfrey on 5 January 1854.
He was a chorister at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. He matriculated in 1875.
He was appointed organist at Beverley Minster on 15 July 1876.The Camidges of York: Five Generations of a Musical Family. David Griffiths. Borthwick Publications, 2010
He was also music master at Beverley High School and conductor of the Beverley Choral Society.
He retired in 1933Hull Daily Mail - Wednesday 27 September 1939 but continued as Organist Emeritus until his death on 22 September 1939.
Appointments Organist at Beverley Minster 1876–1933
Compositions He wrote: 2 Evening Services A dozen or so anthems Chants in the New Catholic Chant Book The Collegiate Psalter
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