Bruce Holder

Bruce Edward Holder Sr. (January 8, 1905 – August 27, 1987) was a Canadian composer, conductor,[1] and violinist.[2][3] He helped to conduct, teach, and found many music groups, including Symphony New Brunswick,[4] the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra,[5] and the Third Field Artillery Band, which earned him his nickname, Mr. Music of Saint John.

Career

Holder worked at the Ocean Steel and Construction Company.[6] In 1948 Holder was a volunteer with the Saint John Salvage Corps.[7] He also operated a record store. In 1950 Holder became first violinist of the Saint John Symphony Orchestra.[8]

In 1967 he was assistant conductor of the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Li Robbins (October 2005). Don Messer's Violin: Canada's Fiddle. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/Societe Radio-Canada. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-660-19489-9.
  2. ↑ New Brunswick Museum (1943). Annual Report. p. 24.
  3. ↑ The Canadian Railway Employees' Monthly: 1935-1936. 21-22. Canadian Brotherhood of Railway Employees. p. 72.
  4. ↑ "End of an era". The Tribune. Sep 2, 2014.
  5. ↑ "New Brunswick Youth Orchestra". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
  6. ↑ "One of Our Own". Newsletter of the Royal United Services Institute of New Brunswick. 2017-02-07.
  7. ↑ Lee Windsor; Roger Sarty; Marc Milner (15 September 2016). Loyal Gunners: 3rd Field Artillery Regiment (The Loyal Company) and the History of New Brunswick's Artillery, 1893-2012. Wilfrid Laurier University Press. p. 459. ISBN 978-1-77112-256-6.
  8. ↑ "Dealer Doings" Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 25 November 1950. p. 24. ISSN 0006-2510.
  9. ↑ MusiCanada. 1-23; Issues 25-26; Issue 29. The Centre. 1967. p. 15.


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