Harold Jarvis
Harold Augustus Jarvis (born December 27, 1864 in Toronto , † April 1, 1924 in Detroit ) was a Canadian singer (tenor).
Singer Annie McLear's son performed with Scottish songs as a child in a Scottish Highland costume. In 1878 he went to the Merchant Navy and drove for Allen and O&P between Montreal and England. He then left the Navy and began studying singing at the Royal Academy of Music in London, from which he graduated with a gold medal.
He has performed in Great Britain, the USA and Canada and in 1891 became tenor soloist at the First Presbyterian Church in Detroit. In 1892 he married the singer Laura Geikie and resumed his concert activities. In 1903 he sang the tenor role in Handel's Messiah alongside Emma Albani . In 1911 he returned to Toronto, later he went to Detroit, where he died in 1924 at the age of 59.
Jarvis has made a number of recordings with Victor Records (1908), Columbia Records (1912) and Edison (1914), including March of the Cameron Men , My Ain Countrie and O Canada . His recording of Beautiful Isle of Somewhere (1914) achieved fame .
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- Library and Archives Canada - The Virtual Gramophone - Harold Augustus Jarvis
- The Canadian Encyclopedia - Harold Jarvis
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jarvis, Harold |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jarvis, Harold Augustus (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian singer (tenor) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 27, 1864 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toronto |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 1, 1924 |
| Place of death | Detroit |