Clayton Hare

Canadian musician (1909–2001)

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[edit]

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

## Career[edit]

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[edit]

1. ^ The Canadian Music Journal. Canadian Music Council. 1957. p. 42.
2. ^ a b 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. 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 émigré tradition in Canadian Music. McGill-Queen's Press. p. 89\. ISBN 978-0-7735-7624-7.
6. ^ "Give new music". Symphony. Vol. 5–6. 1950. p. 38.
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 Archive. April 18, 1946, p. 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. ^ Bulletin. Vol. 8–11. American Composers Alliance. 1958. p. 43.

Preceded by

Kelsey Jones

|  Principal conductor of the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra
1969-1970  | Succeeded by

Stanley Saunders

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