Robert Gordon Prizeman (28 February 1952 – 8 September 2021) was a British

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. He was born in the

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. He attended Trinity School in Croydon and the

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. Prizeman studied organ with Timothy Farrell and John Birch, and harpsichord with

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. In 1986 he composed the theme to ''

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'', which was published by

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and Wilhelm Hansen, and from 1985 was the programme's musical director. The programme's theme was initially an organ composition. He worked as a choirmaster from 1970. In 1984 his choir performed with

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in his arrangement of San Damiano. He founded the successful boys choir ''

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'' in 1999, which is based in south London. In 2010 he became an Associate of the

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. He died on 8 September 2021.

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* played at

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Prizeman, Robert 1952 births 2021 deaths 21st-century English classical composers Alumni of the Royal College of Music English choral conductors English male conductors (music) English television composers English male composers People from the London Borough of Lambeth English male classical composers 21st-century English conductors (music) 21st-century English male musicians