John Clare Billing ARCO (1866–1955) was an organist, composer and writer based in England.

Life

He was born in 1866 in Stamford, Lincolnshire, and educated at Stamford School.^[1]

He studied organ with Haydn Keeton at Peterborough Cathedral and also James Edward Adkins.

Appointments

• Organist of St Peter's Church, Southampton 1887 - 1890
• Organist of St John's College, Lancashire 1890 - 1898
• Organist of St Mary's Church, Stamford 1898 - 1905
• Organist of St Mary's Church, Ketton 1905 - 1907
• Organist of St Mary's Church, Stamford 1907 - 1918
• Organist of St Martin's Church, Stamford 1918 - ????

Compositions

He composed

• Slumber Song for Violin & Pianoforte^[2]
• Vestry Prayers^[3]
• Your dear Face (song)^[4]
• Round About Stamford^[5]

References