Newell Smith Wallbank
Newell Smith Wallbank (26 April 1875 - 23 June 1945) was a British composer of pipe organ music. He was an Organist of Wakefield Cathedral from 1930 until his death in 1945.
Early life
[edit]Wallbank was born in Oakworth, Yorkshire as the son of William Wallbank. He studied the organ under the tutelage of Edwin Crow at Ripon Cathedral.[1]
He married Alice Mary Batt, the daughter of Albert Batt, on 14 March 1913, at St George's Church, Leeds; they had a son, the Revd Prebendary Newell Eddius Wallbank (1914-1996), who married the educationalist Phyllis Wallbank.
Appointments
[edit]- Organist of All Souls, Blackman Lane, Leeds until 1911
- Organist of Hexham Abbey 1911 - 1917[2]
- Organist of St Margaret's Church, Altrincham 1917 - 1918 (Patron: the Earl of Stamford)[3]
- Organist of Hexham Abbey 1918 - 1926
- Organist of Lancaster Priory 1926 - 1928
- Organist of St Mary's Church, Scarborough 1928 - 1930
- Organist of Wakefield Cathedral 1930 - 1945.
Compositions
[edit]Wallbank composed many works including:
- Six Choral Preludes for the Organ
- Concerto Grosso for String Orchestra
- Partita in E for String Orchestra.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ riponchoralsociety.org.uk
- ^ Dictionary of organs and organists.Second edition. London: Geo. Aug. Mate, 1921
- ^ www.dunhamchurch.com
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