Edgar Cyril Robinson
Edgar Cyril Robinson FRCO (11 May 1877 – 28 January 1953) was an English organist and composer.
Life
[edit]He was born in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire on 11 May 1877, the son of George Robinson and Eliza Jane Dyson. His father was organist at Gainsborough parish church for some 40 years, a position in which Edgar would succeed him.
He was educated at Lincoln Cathedral School and gained a Bachelor of Music degree from Oxford University.[1] He was awarded FRCO in 1899. A new 3-manual organ by Walkers was installed in Gainsborough church in 1906 towards the end of his time there.[1]p. 169
On 23 April 1915 he enlisted in No. 23 Squadron RFC and subsequently served overseas.
Appointments
[edit]- Assistant organist at Lincoln Cathedral 1895[2] - 1899
- Organist of Gainsborough Parish Church 1899[3] - 1906
- Organist of All Saints' Church, Wigan 1906[1] - 1919
- Choirmaster, Liverpool Cathedral (retired 1947)[4]
Compositions
[edit]He composed a descant to the hymn tune, Miles Lane.
Family life
[edit]He married Evelyn Mary Buckmaster. They had two children:
- Evelyn Mary Joyce Robinson (1910-1990)
- Katherine Norma Robinson (1914-1984)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Dictionary of Organs and Organists (1912), p. 324.
- ^ Sheffield Independent, 17 January 1895
- ^ Sheffield Independent, 19 July 1899
- ^ "Obituary: Ronald Woan". Daily Telegraph. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
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