University of Alberta Archives: Bancroft, Hugh
Bancroft, Hugh
Organist, Choirmaster, Composer
1904-1988

Hugh Bancroft served as choirmaster and organist for All
Saints’ Cathedral in Edmonton from 1958 to 1980 after
holding similar positions at churches in Winnipeg, Vancouver, 
Australia and the Bahamas.  From 1968 to 1977 he taught
for the Department of Music at the University of Alberta as a
Sessional Instructor.  A composer as well as a recitalist, he
was awarded the Lambeth Doctorate of Music in 1977.

Multiple Media, [1925]-1988, 0.22 m    

Correspondence, 1966-1988

Diploma, 1977
Lambeth Doctorate of Music, awarded by the Archbishop
of Canterbury.

Recitals, 1960-1980
Organ recitals broadcast on CBC Radio (10 sound tapes).

Scores, [1925-1984]
Published and unpublished compositions.

Access: Open
See also: Department of Radio and Television