hiː wʌz ɐsˈɪstənt ˈɔːɹɡɐnˌɪst ʌv wˈɛstmɪnstɚɹ ˈæbi fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks, ænd wʌz kəŋkˈɜːɹəntli ˈɔːɹɡɐnˌɪst ʌvðə tʃˈæpəlz ɹˈɔɪəl fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː.
He was assistant organist of Westminster Abbey from 1896, and was concurrently organist of the Chapels Royal from 1902.