Charles Wood (composer)

Charles Wood (June 15, 1866–July 12, 1926) was an Irish composer and teacher. Born in Armagh, in present-day Northern Ireland, he studied at the Royal College of Music and University of Cambridge, where he later taught harmony and counterpoint, becoming professor of music in 1924. For most of his career, he worked at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, first as 'organist scholar' and then as fellow; he was instrumental in the reflowering of music there, though more as a teacher and organiser of musical events than as composer. Like his better-known colleague, Charles Villiers Stanford, he is chiefly remembered for his Anglican church music. He also wrote eight string quartets, co-edited three books of carols and was co-founder (in 1904) of the Irish Folk Song Society. His pupils included Ralph Vaughan Williams and Herbert Howells.