HERBERT THORPE (tenor)
The J. H. Squire Celeste Octet has many claims to fame. Founded before the War by J. H. Squire , it is probably the oldest private orchestra in England. It was the first Octet to broadcast; the first to make a gramophone record ; the first to feature in a film ; the first to play at a ' Command Performance ' ; and the first and only Octet to play at Queen's Hall and Royal Albert Hall concerts.
J. H. Squire has many compositions to his credit. Most of them have been broadcast and recorded.