Howard Brown (pianist), Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Howard Brown (pianist)

Canadian musician

Date of Birth: 24-Jul-1920

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: pianist, music pedagogue

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Howard Brown (pianist)

  • Howard Fuller Brown (24 July 1920 in Arkona, Ontario – 2001), a Canadian pianist, harpsichordist, and music educator, was active as a concert pianist and recitalist in Atlantic Canada during the mid-twentieth century, appearing as a soloist with many important Canadian symphony orchestras.
  • He also performed on numerous broadcasts with CBC Radio.A graduate of The Royal Conservatory of Music (Associate diploma, 1939), the University of Toronto (B.A., 1943; B.
  • Mus., 946), and the University of Michigan (MA in music literature, 1954), Brown studied under such teachers as Harry Dean, Lubka Kolessa, Boris Roubakine, Leo Smith, Arnold Walter, and Healey Willan.
  • He later studied in England in 1957 through a grant from the Royal Society of Canada with harpsichordist Valda Aveling and pianist Harold Craxton.Brown served as the chair of the piano faculty at both Maritime Conservatory of Music (1949-1950) and Mount Allison University (1950-1953) before becoming the head of the music department at the latter university from 1953-1967.
  • He was then head of the music department at Bishop's University from 1967 to 1983, and where he was made a professor emeritus upon his retirement in 1984.

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