Joseph Harris (organist)

Joseph Harris (1743–1814) was a composer and organist based in Ludlow and then Birmingham.

24 March 1779, whilst organist at Ludlow Parish Church.

[3] He was known as a virtuoso keyboardist, performing at concerts throughout the region before gaining the position of organist at St Martin's in Birmingham in 1771.

[5] He married his cousin Ann Harris (1747-1767) on 12 January 1767 at Ludlow, but she died later in the same year.

[6] The Chester Courant of 1 November 1814 records his death at Eccleston Lodge.