Born 13th April 1877 in Selkirk, Scotland; died 14th April 1942 in Johannesburg. Organist and pianist.Lees-Ingles was educated at the Grammar School and at Knowe Park School in Selkirk and became organist and choir-master of the Ladhope United Free Church in Galashiels after he had been trained by Dr W.B. Ross, organist at Broughton Place in Edinburgh. He took his B.Mus degree at Durham University in 1906 and became a Fellow of the RCO in 1909.

On the recommendation of the blind organist, Alfred Hollins, he was appointed organist at the Presbyterian Church in Kimberley in 1912. In the following years he became known as an organ recitalist in Kimberley, Cape Town and Port Elizabeth and in April 1920 he accepted a position as organist of St Mary’s Cathedral in Johannesburg. In July 1926 he exchanged places with John Connell, who then became organist at St Mary’s while Ingles was organist at St George’s Presbyterian Church where he continued with his organ recitals. He became the music master at Marist Brothers’ College soon after his arrival in Johannesburg.

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