Born: May 7, 1811, Kid­der­min­ster, Wor­ces­ter­shire, Eng­land.

Died: Ju­ly 6, 1890, West­min­ster, Eng­land.

Helmore grad­u­at­ed from Mag­da­len Coll­ege, Ox­ford (BA 1840, MA 1845). He was or­dained in the Ang­li­can church and be­came vice-prin­ci­pal and pre­cen­tor at St. Mark’s Coll­ege, Chel­sea, where he served 35 years. In 1846 he was ap­point­ed mas­ter of the chor­is­ters in the Chap­el Roy­al. His works inc­lude:

• Carols for Christ­mas-Tide, 1853 (with John Neale)
• Hymn­al Not­ed, Part II, 1856
• Transla­tion of Fetis’ Trea­tise on Choir and Chor­us Sing­ing, 1885

Sources

Music

1. Here Is Joy for Every Age
2. Veni Em­man­u­el