Peter Yorke

Peter Yorke and His Concert Orchestra was a favorite on British radio from the 1940s to the 1960s, broadcasting light classical music and sophisticated jazz versions of popular numbers to a wide listening audience. Yorke was also a talented composer and arranger. He worked on early British film soundtracks and often contributed novelty numbers to comedy programs. Yorke became a skilled organist at an early age. As a teen he was appointed choir-master and organist at his local church.