John Beckwith (composer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

John Beckwith (composer)

Canadian composer

Date of Birth: 09-Mar-1927

Place of Birth: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Profession: composer, pianist, university teacher, musicologist

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

John Beckwith, (born March 9, 1927) is a Canadian composer, writer, pianist, teacher, and administrator. Born in Victoria, British Columbia, he studied piano with Alberto Guerrero at the Toronto Conservatory of Music in 1945.
He received a Mus.B.
in 1947 and a Mus.M.
in 1961 from the University of Toronto, Faculty of Music.
From 1950 to 1951, he studied with Nadia Boulanger in Paris.
He started teaching in the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto in 1952.
From 1970 to 1977, he was the dean of the faculty.
He was founding director of the Institute for Canadian Music at the University of Toronto.
He retired in 1990. He has written over 130 compositions covering stage, orchestral, chamber, solo and choral genres.
In 1987, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada.