Here is one of my favorite examples that to me sums him up, a song called “Vespera” which has all of his influences combined into one. Philip’s) wrote jingles, had both feet in the world of pop and the Anglican choral tradition that he clearly adored. ![]() Philip’s Norbury since the age of 18, arranged pop songs for Sal Solo (and the chorister of St. He did a documentary for the BBC on Howells, he was parish organist of St. My personal experience was sitting at the piano as a 12 year old experimenting with jazz, Bob burst in the room, sat down and taught me the basics of the Blues scheme. I knew Bob from RSCM (Royal School of Church Music) chorister courses when I was a boy as one of the resident choir trainers. What one might not know, is the secret of that internationally known group is that they sang Sunday Eucharist and Evensongs every week at the parish church of St. If you know the English boy group “LIbera” – well, that was Bob’s brain child and life’s work. ![]() If you know the them tune to Songs of Praise, you have heard his work because he wrote it (which was orignally written as an organ piece and I have an autographed score). ![]() There are some musicians who are massively influential and creative, yet one may not have heard of them. In Memory of Robert Prizeman (1952 -2021) who died this week.
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