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Charles Swinnerton, pst compr. b. Birmingham, Apr. 10, 1847; d. there, June 11, 1900. Chorister, pupil of Monk; winner of Mendel ohn Scholarship 1865, studied at Leipzig under Moscheles, Hauptmann, Richter, and Reinecke; further under Best in Liverpool; condr. of Birmingham Philharmonic Union 1870-1886; of Birmingham Festival Choral Society after 1895; chorusmaster for festival 1897; examiner for Camb. Univ.; composed chamber mus., overtures, cantatas (Maid of Astolat), and several organ pieces.