Brian Ellard
Brian Joseph Ellard, M.A., Ph.D., (born January 15, 1940) is a Canadian educator, musicologist, arranger, and conductor.[1][2]
Early life and education
Career
In 1967, Ellard was the director of the Ellard was the chairman of the Music Department at the University of Moncton.[5] In 1978 he served a one year appointment as the Dean university's Faculty of Arts.[6]
In 1979 Ellard was chosen to head the Music Department at the Université de Sherbrooke.[7][8] In 1981 he founded Le Chœur symphonique de Sherbrooke.[9] and became the conductor of the Sherbrooke Symphony orchestra.[6] His time at Sherbrooke was short; the music program was never properly funded, and in 1982 Ellard gave up his efforts to organize the program and resigned.[7][6]
IFrom 1983 to 1988 Ellard headed the Music Department at Mount Allison University.[2][10] He was the conductor of the Prince Edward Island Symphony Orchestra.[11]
References
- Citations
- ↑
Chartier, Yves. "Brian Ellard". The Encyclopedia of Music in Canada. The Historica Dominion Institute. thecanadianencyclopedia
.ca . Retrieved 17 June 2017. - 1 2 MusiCanada. Issues 59-62. Canadian Music Council. 1988. pp. 16–17.
- ↑ Allen Laurence Cohen (2004). Howard Hanson in Theory and Practice. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 180–. ISBN 978-0-313-32135-1.
- ↑ "Eastman School of Music", Rochester Review, Summer 1987, page 43.
- ↑ Canada music book. 4–9. Conseil canadien de la musique. 1972. p. 162.
- 1 2 3 ["U de S music director retires from department"]. Township Week, Dec 3, 1982, page 5. Accessed through Collections Canada.
- 1 2 "Dix ans de présence musicale en Estrie". Le Devoir, Madeleine Leblanc, 19 October 2002
- ↑ Canadian University Music Review. 3–4. Canadian University Music Society. 1982. p. 328.
- ↑ Jean M. M. Dubois (1989). Les Cantons de l'Est: aspects géographiques, politiques, socio-économiques et culturels. Éditions de l'Université de Sherbrooke. p. 229. ISBN 978-2-7622-0049-2.
- ↑ "Music at Mount Allison University". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
- ↑ "Musical Mark". Jim Day. The Guardian (Charlottetown) 2012-12-01
External links
- Works by or about Brian Ellard in libraries (WorldCat catalogue)