Cuthbert Harris was born in Holloway, London, in 1870. Chiefly an organist, he held organist positions at various churches throughout London including St. Leonard’s Parish Church, Streatham, where he played a III/31 stop Walker organ. Harris also taught harmony and voice at the London Academy of Music, taught music by correspondence, prepared students for music examinations, wrote articles for music periodicals and penned various compositions. Subtitled ‘On the Lake’, Regent’s Park is the sixth in a set of 13 pieces entitled London Scenes. (Other pieces include The Nelson Column, Old Bond Street, At Madame Tussaud’s and Buckingham Palace.) A colleague of the editor remembers learning it when young, and was so taken by its charm that he suggested its inclusion. Read Melanie Spanswick’s lesson on this piece.

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