Bexfield, William Richard 1824 - 1859

Born: April 27, 1824 in Norwich

Died: October 28, 1853 in London (Bayswater), at the age of only 29
Occupation: Composer, organist, music teacher

Education:

Member of Norwich Cathedral Choir from the age of 7

Musical training under Zechariah Buck, the cathedral organist

Studied at Oxford (BMus 1846) and Cambridge (MusDoc 1849)
Bexfield was a versatile musician: he played the organ, violin, trumpet, and trombone, and was already highly regarded as an organist at a young age. His most important positions:

Organist in Boston (Lincolnshire) from 1845

Organist at St. Helen's, Bishopsgate (London) from 1848 – selected from over 30 applicants

Music lecturer and candidate for the Heather Professorship at Oxford (unsuccessful, presumably due to his young age)