About Charles Peaker
Lived 1899 – 1978 (aged 78). Charles Peaker was a music educator and organist.
Charles Peaker (6 December 1899 – 11 August 1978) was a Canadian organist, choirmaster and academic.
Life Peaker was born on 6 December 1899, in Derby; aged 13 he moved to Saskatoon, Canada. From age 19, he studied in Toronto under Ernest Seitz, Healey Willan and Ernest MacMillan.
From 1926 to 1944, he was organist and choirmaster successively of churches in St Catharines, Rosedale and Deer Park in Ontario (lastly at Deer Park United Church). From 1944 to 1975, he was organist of St. Paul's, Bloor Street in Toronto.
The archives of Charles Peaker are held in the National Library of Canada.
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Canadian organist
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Charles Peaker was born on 6 December 1899 in Derby.
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Charles Peaker died on 11 August 1978 in Toronto.
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Charles Peaker was a music educator and organist.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Charles Peaker. https://biography.guide/charles-peaker/
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