8 0 5 , ▁and ▁received ▁his ▁training ▁as ▁a ▁ch or ister ▁of ▁the ▁c athedral ▁under ▁High more ▁S ke ats . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 0 ▁he ▁succeeded ▁Ben nett ▁as ▁organ ist ▁of ▁New ▁College , ▁Oxford , ▁and ▁won ▁a ▁reputation ▁for ▁his ▁playing . ▁He ▁became ▁Mus . ▁Bac . ▁Ox on . ▁ 1 8 3 1 , ▁and ▁Mus . ▁Doc . ▁ 1 8 3 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁organ ist ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁Church ▁of ▁St ▁Mary ▁the ▁Virgin , ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 8 4 6 ▁organ ist ▁of ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁College . ▁ ▁While ▁William ▁C rot ch ▁ ▁simultaneously ▁held ▁the ▁offices ▁of ▁professor ▁of ▁music ▁and ▁ch or ag us ▁at ▁Oxford , ▁El vey ▁acted ▁as ▁his ▁deput y ▁in ▁all ▁professor ial ▁matters ▁for ▁some ▁years ▁until ▁C rot ch ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 8 4 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁the ▁offices ▁were ▁divided , ▁Sir ▁Henry ▁Bishop ▁becoming ▁professor , ▁and ▁Dr . ▁El vey ▁ch or ag us . ▁He ▁retained ▁his ▁appoint ments ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 6 0 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁fifty - five . ▁ ▁Works ▁His ▁Even ing ▁Service ▁in ▁continu ation ▁of ▁Cro ft ' s ▁Mor ning ▁Service ▁in ▁A ▁dates ▁from ▁about ▁ 1 8 2 5 , ▁when ▁El vey ▁was ▁a ▁lay - cl erk ▁at ▁Can ter bury