Joseph Barnby was born in York, the son of an organist and from age 7 was a chorister at York Minster. He was educated at he Royal Academy of Music and in 1862 appointed organist at St Andrew's, Well St, London where it is said he raised the services to a high degree of excellence!
He conducted "Barnby's Choir" from 1864 and in 1871 was appointed conductor of the Royal Albert Hall Choral Society. In 1875 he was director of music at Eton College and in 1892 became principal of the Guildhall School of Music and in the same year was knighted.
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O Lord How Manifold Are Thy Works is a Harvest anthem taking the words from Psalm 104 -65 and 103.
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