Researching Robert Wykes
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1045 people with the Wykes surname? In that year Wykes was ranked number 2549 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Robert means "bright fame" and is of English origin.
Records of Robert Wykes on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Robert Wykes and the Wykes Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Wykes Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Wykes family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 1544 people with the Wykes surname in the UK? Wykes is now ranked number 2656 for popularity in the UK. |
Wykes Family History Databases
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Wykes Forums
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Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Robert Wykes. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Robert Wykes
Robert Wykes
Robert A. Wykes (May 19, 1926 in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania; - June 29, 2021 in St. Louis, Missouri) was an American composer of contemporary classical music and flautist.
He began studying the flute as a child, then served in World War II. He then attended the Eastman School of Music, obtaining a master's degree in music theory.
He taught at Bowling Green State University from 1950 to 1952, also playing flute with the Toledo Symphony. His opera The Prankster premiered at the University in January 1952. Later that year, Wykes left Bowling Green to study and teach at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he stayed until he graduated with a doctorate in music in 1955. He was appointed to the music faculty of Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri in 1955, becoming a full professor in 1965. He played flute with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra from 1963 to 1967 and with the Studio for New Music from 1966 to 1969. He retired from Washington University in 1988. He was appointed composer-in-residence at the Djerassi Foundation in Woodside, California in 1989 and was a visiting scholar at the Computer Center for Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) at Stanford University in 1991. His notable students include Oliver Nelson, Olly Wilson, Jocy de Oliveira, Rhian Samuel, Gary Lee Nelson, Greg Danner and John Elwood Price.
Wykes's orchestral works have been performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, the National Orchestra of Brazil and the Pro Arte Symphony of Brazil, and the Denver Symphony.
Wykes's music is published by Fallen Leaf Press of Berkeley, California.
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