Bernard Gates
Bernard Gates (born April 23, 1686 in The Hague , † November 15, 1773 in North Aston , Oxfordshire ) was an English composer and singer (bass).
Life
Gates had been a chorister for the Chapel Royal since 1697 . He later became a gentleman and in 1727 Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal. In 1731 he performed Handel's oratorio Esther with the Chapel Royal choirboys . He was also a member of the Choir of Westminster Abbey and Canon of St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle and a founding member of the Academy of Vocal Music .
After his wife died, he moved to North Aston in 1756. His final resting place is in the north cloister of Westminster Abbey.
Web links
Wikisource: Bernard Gates - Sources and full texts (English)
- Bernard Gates at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
- Westminster Abbey - Bernard Gates
- "Dr. Karl Burney's message about Georg Friedrich Handel's living conditions ..." , pp. Xxxiii and 79
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Gates, Bernard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English composer and singer (bass) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 23, 1686 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | The hague |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 15, 1773 |
| Place of death | North Aston , Oxfordshire |