Biography
John Tobin
English conductor, musicologist and composer, b. 1891 (Liverpool, England), d. 1980.
Studied at Liverpool College (1916–1918); taught at Holt School 1918-1926. In 1926-1927, became conductor of British National Opera Company (viz., British National Opera Company Orchestra). 1935–1939 Director of Music at Toynbee Hall, London. 1940–1945 conductor of the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (now Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra) and 1946 conductor of The London Choral Society). Famously edited George Frideric Handel's »Messiah«, a critical account of the manuscript sources and printed editions (Cassell, St. Martins Press).
Studied at Liverpool College (1916–1918); taught at Holt School 1918-1926. In 1926-1927, became conductor of British National Opera Company (viz., British National Opera Company Orchestra). 1935–1939 Director of Music at Toynbee Hall, London. 1940–1945 conductor of the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (now Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra) and 1946 conductor of The London Choral Society). Famously edited George Frideric Handel's »Messiah«, a critical account of the manuscript sources and printed editions (Cassell, St. Martins Press).