org, 1887-1932 GB, Worcester
Musician / Composer
Hugh Blair (25 May 1864 – 22 July 1932) was an English musician, composer and organist.Born in Worcester, Hugh Blair was the son of Rev. Robert Hugh Blair, who founded Worcester College for the Blind in 1866. A chorister at Worcester Cathedral and a pupil at The King's School, Worcester, Blair was organ scholar at Christ's College, Cambridge, graduating B.A. 1886, Mus.B. 1887, M.A. 1896 and Mus.D. 1906.Blair introduced the Verdi Requiem to the Three Choirs Festival in 1896.