Henry Cummings (Baritone)

Born: 1906 - Dublin, Ireland
Died: 1989

The Irish baritone, Henry Cummings, studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London, later with John Coates Plunket Green. He won Westmoreland Scholarship, and Mario Prize, and Mary Burgess Grant.

After his career as baritone singer, Henry Cummings was appointed as Professor of Voice at the Royal Academy of Music in London, with special subjects: examinations, music adjudications, teaching, etc. He was a member of the Royal Academy of Music. He was married with Norah Newby.

Source: Elgar site; International Who's Who in Music & Musicians' Directory (6^th Edition, 1972)
Contributed by: Paul Dennis (April 2005), Aryeh Oron (November 2005)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

Reginald Jacques

Bass

BWV 244 [sung in English]

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