Introduction
Born: February 9, 1875, London, England.
Died: May 30, 1947, Ashford, Kent, England.
Buried: Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Born: February 9, 1875, London, England.
Died: May 30, 1947, Ashford, Kent, England.
Buried: Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Sydney was the son of Charles Nicholson, 1st Baronet, and Sarah Elizabeth Keightley.
He attended Rugby School; New College, Oxford; and the Royal College of Music. He founded and directed the Royal School of Church Music. In 1927, he founded the School of English Church Music.
He played the organ in many locations:
He edited Hymns Ancient and Modern (1916–47), and was knighted in 1938.