Charles Harry Moody
Dr Charles Harry Moody Hon. FRCO was a composer and organist based in England.
Life
He was born in Stourbridge, Worcestershire on 22 March 1874, the son of Charles Moody and Lydia GloverHe studied organ under T. Westlake Morgan at Bangor Cathedral.
He married Mary Grindall Brayton in 1899 in Wigan. The marriage produced:
- Barbara Gunhilda Moody
- Brian Elgar Moody
- Brenda Moody
He was also a lecturer in music at the Diocesan Training College in Ripon from 1902 to 1952.
Appointments
- Organist of St. Michael's College, Tenbury
- Assistant organist of Wells Cathedral 1894–1895
- Organist at All Saints' Church, Wigan 1895–1899
- Organist at Holy Trinity Church, Coventry 1899–1902
- Organist at Ripon Cathedral 1902–1954
- Conductor of the Halifax Choral Society 1917–1922