Henry Balfour Gardiner

Henry Balfour Gardiner (1877-1950) was an English musician, composer and teacher. Gardiner taught music briefly at Winchester College, collected English folk music and composed a very limited amount of music himself.

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1877 - 1950 - Winchester College

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His best known work, Evening Hymn is a lush, romantic, work of dense harmonies and is considered a classic of the English choral repertoire. It is still regularly performed as an Anthem at Evensong in Anglican Churches.

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Anthem - Evensong - Anglican

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In his later years, Gardiner gave up on public musical life to concentrate on an afforestation programme on his Dorset farm.

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Afforestation - Dorset

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He is the great uncle of prominent conductor John Eliot Gardiner.

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