Edgar Cyril Robinson FRCO (11 May 1877 – 28 January 1953) was an English organist and composer.

Life

He was born in

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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

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degree from

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. 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.^p. 169 On 23 April 1915 he enlisted in No. 23 Squadron RFC and subsequently served overseas.

Appointments

*Assistant organist at Lincoln Cathedral 1895 - 1899 *Organist of Gainsborough Parish Church 1899 - 1906 *Organist of

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1906''Dictionary of Organs and Organists''
(1912), p. 324. - 1919 *Choirmaster,

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(retired 1947)

Compositions

He composed a descant to the hymn tune, ''Miles Lane''.

Family life

He married Evelyn Mary Buckmaster. They had two children: *Evelyn Mary Joyce Robinson (1910-1990) *Katherine Norma Robinson (1914-1984)

References

1877 births 1953 deaths English organists English male organists People from Gainsborough, Lincolnshire Fellows of the Royal College of Organists People educated at Lincoln Minster School {{organist-stub