Michael East (composer)

He was a nephew of London music publisher Thomas East (c. 1540–1608), although it was once thought that he was his son.

[1] In 1601, East wrote a madrigal that was accepted by Thomas Morley for publication in his collection The Triumphs of Oriana.

[2] In 1606, he received a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Cambridge[3] and in 1609 he joined the choir of Ely Cathedral, initially as a lay clerk.

[3] By 1618 he was employed by Lichfield Cathedral, where he worked as a choirmaster, probably until 1644, when the Civil War brought an end to sung services.

It mentions his wife Dorothy, daughter Mary Hamersly, and a son and grandson both named Michael.