Introduction

Biography

MacPherson was the son of Charles Mac­pher­son, the Burgh Ar­chi­tect, and Ma­ry Char­lotte d’Eg­ville, and hus­band of So­phia Me­nel­la New­bolt (mar­ried 1910).

He be­came a cho­ris­ter at St. Paul’s Ca­thed­ral in 1879. He stu­died at the Roy­al Aca­de­my of Mu­sic, and lat­er served as choir mas­ter at St. Cle­ment’s, East­cheap; or­gan­ist for Sir Ro­bert Men­zies at Weem, Ab­er­fel­dy, Perth­shire (1887); Ma­dame de Fal­ba’s cha­pel at Lu­ton Hoo, Bed­ford­shire (1889); as­sist­ant or­gan­ist at St. Paul’s Ca­thed­ral (1895), and or­gan­ist there (1916).

Works

• The New Ca­thed­ral Psalt­er Chant Book, vil­lage church edi­tion