Clarence Lucas

Clarence Lucas, was a Canadian composer, lyricist, conductor, and music professor.

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Charles Lucas was a notable figure in English musical education and administration, particularly at the Royal Academy of Music. He served as Principal of the Academy from 1859 to 1866, succeeding Cipriani Potter (Grove’s Dictionary, 1922). Lucas was himself a teacher of composition and harmony, with several prominent musicians studying under him. For instance, Sir Joseph Barnby, a conductor and organist, studied with Lucas and Cipriani Potter (A Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, 1900). Similarly, Wilfred Ellington Bendall, a composer, was a pupil of Charles Lucas and E. Silas, also studying at the Leipzig Conservatory (A Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, 1900; Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, 1886). Sir William Sterndale Bennett, a distinguished English composer, was also a pupil of Ch. Lucas, among others, at the Royal Academy of Music (A Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, 1900; Dictionary of Music, 1896). Another of his students at the R.A.M. was Sir William George Cusins, who later became conductor of the Philharmonic (A Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, 1905). Beyond his academic roles, a Charles Lucas is recorded as the honorary secretary of the Royal Society of Musicians, an organization that provided relief to professional musicians (Grove’s Dictionary, 1922).