George Miles (organist)
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England
Birmingham, England
George Miles | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | George Theophilus Miles |
| Born | 23 February 1913 England |
| Died | 26 March 1988 (aged 75) Birmingham, England |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Organist, music educator |
| Instrument | Organ |
| Years active | 1935–1988 |
| Spouse | Margarete Böhm |
George Theophilus Miles FRCO (23 February 1913 – 26 March 1988) was an English organist and organ teacher based in Birmingham.
He was educated at King's School, Canterbury and the Royal College of Music from 1931 to 1935, where he studied with George Thalben-Ball.
He studied with Karl Straube at the Kirchenmusikalisches Institut in Leipzig. He applied to study with Straube for his main study, Organ; but also composition under the Austrian composer Johann Nepomuk David and piano under Prof Robert Teichmueller, who was a pupil of Reinecke and taught Karg-Elert and others. Miles signed up on 28 September 1935. He remained in Germany for a few years, as he is documented living in Mittelweg, Hamburg a year or so later and did some translating work in an advisory capacity for C.F.Peters.