Clayton Hare

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. 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. 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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