Robert Docker
Born: 5th June 1918, London, UK
Died: 9th May 1992, Suffolk, UK
Nationality: English
Robert Docker was an English composer, arranger and pianist, especially noted for his orchestral arrangements and original light music compositions. The son of a Paddington gas worker, he was educated at North Paddington Central School, and with the aid of a London County Council Scholarship was able to study viola, piano and composition at the Royal Academy of Music. His viola professor at the RAM was James Lockyer. During World War II, he was a sergeant in the King's Royal Rifle Corps stationed in Northumberland. He was later married to the viola player Meryl Unsworth and in later life resided in Suffolk.
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British Light Classics
Sir Vivian Dunn, George Weldon, Reginald Kilbey, John Lanchbery, Sir Charles Groves, Daniel Adni & Kenneth Alwyn
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The Essential RTÉ Concert Orchestra
Michael Sheen, Anton Lesser, RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Andrew Penny, Margaret MacDonald, Majella Cullagh (soprano), Lynda Lee, Paul Charles Clarke, Ian Caddy, Damien Smith, Quentin Hayes, Emmanuel Lawler, Philip Fowke (piano), RTÉ Chamber Choir, RTÉ Philharmonic Choir, Adrian Leaper, Ernest Tomlinson, Gavin Sutherland, Barry Knight, Richard Hayman, Proinnsías Ó Duinn
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Robert Docker: Three Contrasts | British Light Music, Vol. 7
William Davies (piano), David Presley (oboe), RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Barry Knight
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Hail Caledonia: Scotland in Music
City of Glasgow Philharmonic Orchestra, Iain Sutherland
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