Alexander Mackenzie (composer)
Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie KCVO was a Scottish composer, conductor and teacher best known for his oratorios, violin and piano pieces, Scottish folk music and works for the stage.
Alexander Mackenzie, 1898
Mackenzie, aged 12. In 1927 he said, "If I could only finish my career with a head of hair like that, I should die happy."
Mackenzie by "Spy"
Mackenzie (front c.), in 1910 with Parry (back l.), Stanford (front r.), Edward German (back r.) and Dan Godfrey
Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, 1st Baronet, was an English composer, teacher and historian of music. Born in Richmond Hill in Bournemouth, Parry's first major works appeared in 1880. As a composer he is best known for the choral song "Jerusalem", his 1902 setting for the coronation anthem "I was glad", the choral and orchestral ode Blest Pair of Sirens, and the hymn tune "Repton", which sets the words "Dear Lord and Father of Mankind". His orchestral works include five symphonies and a set of Symphonic Variations. He also composed the music for Ode to Newfoundland, the Newfoundland and Labrador provincial anthem.
Hubert Parry in The Musical Quarterly, c. 1916
A blue plaque marking Parry's birthplace at 2, Richmond Terrace, Bournemouth
Highnam Court, Gloucestershire, the family's country house
Parry (back l.), in 1910 with Alexander Mackenzie (front c.), Charles Villiers Stanford (front r.), Edward German (back r.) and Dan Godfrey