Education
He was educated at King"s School, Canterbury and the.
He studied with Karl Straube at the Kirchenmusikalisches Institut in Leipzig.
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George Miles
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He was an English organist and Organ Teacher based in Birmingham. From the 1930s, through recitals and in particular broadcasts, he was virtually alone in representing the continental style of organ playing in Britain, especially in Bach. He was consulted by Ralph Downes on the design of the new organ for the Royal Festival Hall.
Soon after World World War II he became established as a devoted and respected teacher through his hundreds of pupils from Birmingham University and the Birmingham School of Music.
He was organist at Saint Peter"s Church, Harborne from 1946 to 1988.
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United Kingdom