Albert Edward Wilshire
Albert Edward Wilshire FRCO LRAM (1863–1935) was an organist and composer based in England.[1]
Life
[edit]Wilshire was born in 1863 in Potterne, Wiltshire, the son of Charles Ross Wilshire and Julia Augusta.
He married Christina Gunn on 2 August 1893 in Wroxall. They had the following children:
- Christina Wilshire b. 1897
- Doreen Martin Wilshire b. 1900
Appointments
[edit]- Assistant Organist of Salisbury Cathedral 1881 - 1884
- Organist of Ilfracombe Parish Church 1887 - 1902[2]
- Organist of Wimborne Minster 1902 - 1915
Compositions
[edit]His compositions include:
- 46th Psalm
- The Timbrels Sound (choral march)
- Part songs