Bantock
GRANVILLE, an English composer and conductor of music, born in London in 1868. He studied at the Royal Academy of Music where he won the Macfarren Prize in his first year in 1889. From 1893 to 1896 he was editor of "The New Quarterly Musical Review." In the latter year he became conductor of G. Edwardes' opera company. In the following year he was appointed municipal director of music at New Brighton, where he established an orchestra and choral society which, from the excellence of its performances, attracted wide attention. He was conductor of the Liverpool Orchestral Association in 1903, and in 1908 was appointed professor of music in Bir mingham University. He was a prolific producer of operas and other music. His special interest and attention were given to English music. His best known operas are "The Pearl of Iran" (1896); BANTRY BAY BAPTISM and the symphonic poems, "Dante" adansonia is properly a native of Africa, (1902); "The Fire Worshippers" but it has been introduced into India. It (1892); and "Saul" (1907).