Alfred Mellon

Alfred Mellon (7 April 1820 – 24 March 1867) was a British violinist, conductor and composer.

[1] At the age of 12 he joined the band at the Theatre Royal in that town, becoming leader at 16 before moving to London in 1844.

He was conductor of the Musical Society, and of the Promenade Concerts, which for several seasons were given under his name at Covent Garden.

As a composer, Mellon wrote two operas - The Irish Dragoon (1845) and Victorine (1859), string quartets, piano pieces, glees (including 'Crown'd with clusters of the vine', 1850), ballads and songs for plays and farces.

[4] Mellon died at his home at The Vale, Chelsea, and is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London.