Banks, Charles Otto 10.aug.1893-21.jul.1944 USA Pennsylvania, Wilkes-Barre - NY, New York Brooklyn
organist, choirmaster, studied organ with Raymond Huntington Woodman in Brooklyn, chorister at St Stephen's Church Wilkes-Barre, 1915 music teacher at 23 Hollenback Ave Wilkes-Barre, 1916 organist/choirmaster of the Baptist Church Washington Ave and the Lutheran Church of the Incarnation Brooklyn, 1919 of St Paul's Carroll St Brooklyn, 1920-1944 of St Luke's Protestant Episcopal Church Clinton Ave and St Matthew's Roman Catholic Church Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, 1942 DMus from the New York College of Music, 1944 residing at 214 Lincoln Place Brooklyn ; son of John F Banks (Pa jul.1866-) and Lena Treshman (Pa sep.1869-) ; 1924 he married Edna Solomon (New York 25.oct.1900-19.apr.1997 New York Far Rockaway) ; daughter Edecha Paulida Banks (New York 22.may.1926-22.mar.1992 Los Angeles)

Title Parts


[] Amaryllis. Organ
publisher H. W. Gray, New York 1923

[] Chansonette. Organ
publisher H. W. Gray, New York 1923

[] Funeral march of a marionette
music Charles Gounod, arr for organ Charles O. Banks
in St Cecilia series of compositions for the organ 236
publisher H. W. Gray, New York 1923

[] Evangeline. Suite for organ
publisher H. W. Gray, New York 1924
[] 1 - Prologue
[] 2 - Pastorale romance
[] 3 - Song of the exiles
[] 4 - Epilogue
[] Prelude. Organ
publisher H. W. Gray, New York 1926

[] Heaven and earth rejoice and sing. Voice and piano or organ
words by his 18 year old daughter Edecha P. Banks
publisher H. W. Gray, New York 31aug1944

[] Call on Jesus in secret prayer
music Charles Banks, arr Virginia Davis
dedication Lucy and Jeff Banks
publisher Robert Anderson Good Shepherd Music House, Gary, Indiana 1945

[] Communion Service in A
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