Perrin, Harry Crane, 1865-1953

Harry Crane Perrin, Doctor of Music of Dublin University and Fellow of the Royal College of Organists, was born at Wallingsborough, Northamptonshire, England, in 1865. After studying in the British Isles and on the continent, he became the organist and choirmaster of St. Columba's College, Dublin, in 1886. He held similar positions at St. John's Church, Lowestoft, Suffolk (1888-1892), Coventry Cathedral (1892-1898), and Canterbury Cathedral (1898-1908). In 1908 Perrin was appointed as the first professor of music at McGill and the second director of the Conservatorium of Music. When the Faculty of Music was created in 1920, he became the first Dean and held the position until he retired in 1929. He was Emeritus Dean of the Faculty of Music from 1932 to 1952. He passed away a year later.