bᵻtwˌiːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ, ˈælkɑːk, wɪð tʃˈɑːɹlz hˈɑːɹfɚd lˈɔɪd, dʒˈʌɡəld ðə pˈoʊst ʌv dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌvðə mˈædɹɪɡəl səsˈaɪəɾi, tʊ ɐsˈɪst ðɪ ˈeɪdʒɪŋ sˌɜː fɹˈɛdɚɹˌɪk bɹˈɪdʒ, hˌuː hɐdbɪn ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd tə ðə ɹˈoʊl ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt.
Between 1917 and 1924, Alcock, with Charles Harford Lloyd, juggled the post of Director of the Madrigal Society, to assist the ageing Sir Frederick Bridge, who had been appointed to the role in 1888.