Code | DS/UK/6309 |
Name | Willing; Christopher Edwin Cumming (1830-1904); English organists |
Dates | 28 February 1830-1 December 1904 |
Gender | Male |
Place of Birth/Origin | Devonshire, England (born) |
Relationships | Son of Christopher Willing (singer and assistant at the Chapel Royal) |
Biography | Christopher Willing was an English organist. As a child, he entered the Westminster Abbey Choir under James Turle, but quickly picked up the organ, becomming deputy organist at age 14. In 1848, he was eleted organist of the Foundling Hospital. |