Edwin Percy Hallam (1887–1957) (Known as E.Percy Hallam) was an English cathedral organist, who served in St Edmundsbury Cathedral for twenty years from 1937 to 1957.[1] Before serving at the Cathedral, he was organist of St Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds for eighteen years from 1909 to 1937. He was affectionately known as 'Porky' despite being quite lean.[2]
^ abTryon, Peter (2008). The organs and organists of St Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk : with memories of St Mary's choir written by former choristers (Revised ed.). Bury St Edmunds: Honey Hill Pub. ISBN978-0-9554504-0-2. OCLC 455779459.
^"RSCM Library". archive.rscm.org.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
November 03, 2023
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