Harry Pinchin

Harry Pinchin (born May 25, 1935) is a retired Canadian trumpeter, composer and conductor.[1][2][3][4]

Harry Pinchin
Born (1935-05-25) May 25, 1935
Toronto, Ontario
Occupation(s)Composer, conductor, trumpeter
Years active1950–2006
Known forFounding the Cosmopolitan Music Society

Career

Harry Pinchin was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. After joining the Canadian Armed Forces in his twenties, Pinchin moved to Edmonton, Alberta as a member of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Band.[5]

In the 1950s, Pinchin performed with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra as principal trumpet player.[5] In 1963, Harry Pinchin founded the Cosmopolitan Music Society in Edmonton. Throughout his musical career, Pinchin collaborated with Canadian composer Tommy Banks; for example, in 1981 Pinchin provided harp and percussion arranging for the soundtrack of Roger Tilton's film Pilots North, of which Banks was the principal score composer.[6]

In December 2006, Harry Pinchin retired as musical director of the Cosmopolitan Music Society.[5]

Discography

Per AllMusic Guide.[7]

  • Cosmopolitan Club Concert Band of Edmonton (1973)
  • Concert in the Park (1988)
  • Snake Fence Country (1997)

References
  1. Baker, D. T. (February 4, 1988). "Pinchin joins Bandmasters; Veteran brass musician follows in John Philip Sousa's footsteps". The Edmonton Journal. p. C8.
  2. Collins, Michelle (June 12, 2007). "Star-Studded Gala Event Honours Artists and Backers: Musician Harry Pinchin Receives Lifetime Achievement Award". The Edmonton Journal. p. B3.
  3. "Music in Edmonton | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  4. Shonn, Audrey (Autumn 2003). "In Profile: Edmonton's Cosmopolitan Music Society - 40 Years and Still Blowing Strong!". Canadian Winds: The Journal of the Canadian Band Association. 2 (1): 11–12. ProQuest 201104600.
  5. Fong, Jennifer (June 2, 2007). "Nothing amateur about Cosmo conductor's long musical career; Winspear gala concert honours Harry Pinchin's contribution to community". The Edmonton Journal. p. C1.
  6. Thorseth, Carolyn (June 5, 1981). "Carolyn Thorseth Letter to Harry Pinchin". Provincial Archives of Alberta.
  7. "Harry Pinchin | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-03-23.


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