Person Open DS/UK/3878 Black; Andrew (15 January 1859-15 September 1920); British baritone singer Black Andrew 15 January 1859-15 September 1920 British baritone singer Male (cisgender) Glasgow, Scotland (born)

Scottish Music | Vocals | Baritone White No known disability Christian Former spouse of (sibling of Ian Caryll) Spouse of Mrs Lichtscheindel Heterosexual Andrew Black was a Scottish baritone. He was particularly admired for his performances of Felix Mendelssohn's Elijah which he first performed at the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival in 1894. He made several recordings for His Master's Voice in London from 1901-1906 which are chronicled in volume one of The Record of Singing. Black began his career as a church organist with the United Presbyterian Church in Glasgow. He then studied singing with Alberto Randegger and John B. Welch in London, and later with Domenico Scafati in Milan. He began his career as a concert singer in Scotland, and had his first major critical success in 1887 at The Crystal Palace in London. In 1892 he made his debut at the Leeds Festival as the Spectre in Antonín Dvorák's The Spectre's Bride. In 1893 he was the tenor soloist in the world premiere of Dvorák's Mass in D major, and in 1903 he sang the role of Judas in the world premiere of Edward Elgar's The Apostles. He was appointed to the staff of the Royal Northern College of Music in 1893. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Black_(baritone) (2023) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 1/16/2013 RAHAKIRKBRIDE 6/3/2025 9e273dc0-3c5c-4e2d-947f-f244b8a9e6e5