In Memoriam

George John Bennett, Mus.Doc. (5 May 1863 –1930) was an English cathedral organist and composer, who served in Lincoln Cathedral from 1895.

He was born on 5 May 1863 in Andover, Hampshire. He studied at the Royal Academy of Music under G.A. Macfarren and C. Steggall, and also abroad, in Berlin under H. Barth (piano) and F. Kiel (composition) as well as in Munich (1885-1887) under H. Bussmeyer (piano) and Josef Rheinberger (composition).

Before coming to Lincoln, Bennett served as organist of St. John's Church, Pimlico. I looked for information about this church, which was undoubtedly an Anglo-Catholic parish, but it seems to be another church long gone...

To read about the construction of the Lincoln Cathedral Willis, the last "Father Willis" organ, and one of only two, "real" surviving cathedral Willis organs, you can read here:
https://lincolncathedral.com/worship-music/organ/

I suppose that I'd have to say that "In Memoriam" is a rather somber thing, but, you'd expect that from the title.

It has a good unified feeling, and gives an opportunity for showing the darker colors of the Hill to good effect.

This work is found in Volume 6 of "The Organist's Quarterly Journal". The score itself is too large to attach, but THIS is the correct IMSLP link, where you can find 9 of the 10 volumes.

https://imslp.org/wiki/The_Organist's_Quarterly_Journal_(Various)

Please see the First Comment for other information about organ music of George J. Bennett.

A photo of Bennett, of his family grave, and photos of the magnificent Lincoln Cathedral and of the Willis organ there are attached below.