Person Open DS/UK/8502 Yorke; Peter (1902-1966); English orchestra leader, music arranger Yorke Peter 4 December 1902-2 February 1966 English composer, conductor and arranger Male (cisgender) London, England (born)

English Music | Composer, Conductor White No known disability No known religious affiliation Heterosexual Peter Yorke was a composer, conductor and arranger. He was well known in Britain through his hundreds of broadcasts, and his themes have been widely used on television and radio. In the 1930s he was one of the finest dance band arrangers in England, working with Percival Mackey, Jack Hylton, Louis Levy and others. After World War II he established himself as a light music composer and conductor through BBC radio shows such as Sweet Serenade, Our Kind Of Music and The Peter Yorke Melody Hour. From the late 1940s he made numerous 78s for Columbia Records, including some with saxophonist Freddy Gardner. Most of Peter Yorke's original compositions were written for London mood music libraries: Chappell, Francis Day & Hunter, Bosworth, Harmonic, Conroy, Paxton, Southern and Josef Weinberger. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1896579/bio (2022) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 10/25/2013 RAHAKirkbride 11/28/2022 21259122-f653-47e2-beaa-6cc19c821683