Thomas Hawdon
Thomas Hawdon (ca.1765 – 24 November 1793) was an organist, instrumentalist, impresario and teacher based in the East Riding of Yorkshire and Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Life
[edit]He was the son of organist Matthias Hawdon. He married Sarah Webster in May 1789 in Hull[1] (she died March 1790), and they had one daughter, Sarah Hawdon (b. March 1790).
In 1790 in conjunction with Charles Avison, he promoted a series of concerts in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.[2]
Appointments
[edit]- Organist at St Andrew's Church, Newcastle upon Tyne 1783[3]
- Organist in Dundee 1783 - 1787
- Organist at Holy Trinity Church, Hull 1787[4] - 1789
- Organist of All Saints' Church, Newcastle upon Tyne 1789 - 1793
References
[edit]- ^ Newcastle Courant. 9 May 1789.
- ^ Southey, Roz (2006). Music Making in North East England during the Eighteenth Century. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 0754650979.
- ^ Cowgill, Rachel (2007). Music in the British Provinces 1690 - 1914. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 978-0754631606.
- ^ Newcastle Courant. 22 December 1787.