Richard Hobbs (organist)

Richard Hobbs B.M. (ca. 1726 - 23 June 1810) was an English organist.

He was born around 1726, the son of Thomas Hobbs (1710-1810) and Mary Matthews . Until 1753 he was organist of St Martin’s Church, Leicester when he was appointed to St Martin in the Bull Ring, Birmingham, in the place of Barnabas Gunn a position he held until 1771. He introduced Oratorio performances in Birmingham with the first taking place in the New Theatre on 10 October 1759 with a performance of William Boyce’s Solomon.

He died in Birmingham on 23 June 1810.

Appointments

• Organist of St Martin’s Church, Leicester ???? - 1753
• Organist of St Martin in the Bull Ring, Birmingham 1753 - 1771

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