Robert W. Parker (August 13, 1960 – April 13, 2020) was an American composer, organist, and percussionist based in Southern California.
He began his career as a professional musician in his teens, playing organ for a small church meeting that met in a YMCA.
[2][3] Parker's music has become part of another school's tradition: He composed the tune for "Ancora Imparo," the alma mater of Illinois Central College.
[1][3] He composed the anthem for the 2000 ordination of the Right Reverend J. Jon Bruno, sixth Episcopal Bishop of Los Angeles.
[1] Minute-long compositions by Parker have been featured in the 2006 Pacific Rim and 2007 Munich Mix concerts that Vox Novus held as part of its ongoing 60x60 electroacoustic project.