1834 - 1884 Person Name: G. Lomas Composer of "CHAMOUNI" in Plymouth Sunday-School Hymnal Born: 1834, Birch Hall, Bolton, Lancashire, England.
Died: 1884, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.
A student of William Sterndale Bennett and Charles Steggall, Lomas received his BMus degree from New College, Oxford. He played the organ at Didsbury Parish Church, and at Emmanuel Church, Barlow Moor, Manchester (1858-84).
Music: CHAMOUNI
ST. PAUL'S COLLEGE
SURSUM CORDA
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George Lomas was born in England and was a volunteer organist for twenty-five years before becoming a professional musician. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in music at age forty-five, only five years before his death.
The Presbyterian Hymnal Companion, 1993
George Lomas