Background
He was born in Canterbury in June 1805, and received his training as a chorister of the cathedral under Highmore Skeats.
He was born in Canterbury in June 1805, and received his training as a chorister of the cathedral under Highmore Skeats.
University of Oxford. New College.
He became Music. Bac. Oxfordshire. 1831, and Music. Doctor 1838. He was organist of the University Church of Street Mary the Virgin, and from 1846 organist of Saint John"s College.
While William Crotch simultaneously held the offices of professor of music and choragus at Oxford, Elvey acted as his deputy in all professorial matters for some years until Crotch died at the end of 1847.
In 1848 the offices were divided, Sir Henry Bishop becoming professor, and Doctor Elvey choragus. He retained his appointments until his death in October 1860, at the age of fifty-five.