T. Appleby Matthews (c. 1881, Moseley – June 22, 1948, Birmingham) was an English conductor and organist. For the British politician and other people with the same surname see Moseley or Mosley. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Conducting is the act of directing a Musical performance by way of visible gestures An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ. An organist may play solo organ works, play with an ensemble or Orchestra, or accompany He served as organist of Birmingham Cathedral. In 1920, he became the first conductor of the City of Birmingham Orchestra, today's City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO is a British orchestra based in Birmingham, England. He gave the first complete public performance of Gustav Holst's The Planets suite in Birmingham that same year. Gustav Theodore Holst (21 September 1874 – 25 May 1934was an English Composer and was a music teacher for nearly 20 years The Planets Op 32 is a seven- movement Orchestral suite by the British composer Gustav Holst, written between 1914 He supported Rutland Boughton at his Glastonbury Festivals (1914-1926) and conducted performances of The Immortal Hour and Bethlehem. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Rutland Boughton ( Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire January 23