Clayton Hare (July 13, 1909 – December 11, 2001) was a Canadian music teacher,[1] conductor, and violinist. He was the third principal conductor of the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra and taught at a number of universities including Mount Allison University, the University of Portland, and Mount Royal College.

Early life

Hare was born in Ontario.[2] He studied violin with Austrian immigrant Greza de Grez.[3]

Career

As a young man Hare performed as a concert violinist.[4]

Hare joined the music department at Mount Allison University in Sackville New Brunswick, and took over the direction of the Mount Allison College Symphony Orchestra in 1945.[2] In 1949 he founded the Calgary Symphony Orchestra, composed largely of musicians from the Mount Allison music program.[5] The Symphony played a mix of contemporary and classical music.[6] Hare continued to conduct the orchestra for a number of years,[7] while teaching string and orchestral classes at Mount Royal College. He and his wife, pianist Dorothy Swetnam (a survivor of the Halifax explosion), performed concerts as a duet.[8]

Hare later taught music at the University of Portland.[9] While there he wrote music reviews for the Portland Reporter newspaper.[10]

References

  1. ↑ The Canadian Music Journal. Canadian Music Council. 1957. p. 42.
  2. 1 2 Donald B. Smith (2005). Calgary's Grand Story: The Making of a Prairie Metropolis from the Viewpoint of Two Heritage Buildings. University of Calgary Press. p. 238. ISBN 978-1-55238-174-8.
  3. ↑ Franz A. J. Szabo (1996). Austrian Immigration to Canada: Selected Essays. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. p. 116. ISBN 978-0-88629-281-2.
  4. ↑ United Empire. Vol. 25. 1934. p. 494.
  5. ↑ Paul Helmer (22 June 2014). Growing with Canada: The ƒmigrŽ Tradition in Canadian Music. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-7735-7624-7.
  6. ↑ Give new music. Vol. 5–6. 1950. p. 38. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  7. ↑ Lawrence Johnstone Burpee (1954). Canadian Geographical Journal. Vol. 48–49. Royal Canadian Geographical Society. p. xxi.
  8. ↑ "Music-Lovers Hear Delightful Recital". Drumheller Mail, via Newspaper Archives. April 18, 1946 - Page 1
  9. ↑ David W Shaum (1961). The Music Program in Catholic Colleges and Universities in the United States. Catholic University of America Press. p. 23.
  10. ↑ American Composers Alliance (1958). Bulletin. Vol. 8–11. p. 43.


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