Introduction

Biography

Wilkes stu­died at the Roy­al Aca­de­my of Mu­sic (1842–46), then played the or­gan at Monk­land church, near Leo­min­ster (1860); St. Da­vid’s, Mer­thyr Tyd­fil; and Llan­daff Ca­thed­ral (1861–65).

He al­so con­trib­ut­ed to the first edi­tion of Hymns An­cient and Mo­dern.