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'''Clifford Poole''' (1916-2003) was a British-Canadian music teacher, composer, conductor and contributor to music.<ref>{{cite web|http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/clifford-poole-emc/|title=Clifford Poole biography|accessdate=27 June 2017}}</ref>
'''Clifford Poole''' (1916–2003) was a British-Canadian music teacher, composer, conductor and contributor to music.<ref name=ce>[https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/clifford-poole-emc "Clifford Poole"]. ''[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]]'', by Betty Nygaard King, July 16, 2007</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Biography==
Poole was born in [[Reddish]], England, near Manchester. Poole's family emigrated to Canada in his early years. Poole studied piano with [[Mona Bates]].<ref name="Elliott1997">{{cite book|author=Robin Elliott|title=Counterpoint to a City: The First One Hundred Years of the Women's Musical Club of Toronto|url=https://archive.org/details/counterpointtoci0000elli|url-access=registration|year=1997|publisher=ECW Press|isbn=978-1-55022-306-4|page=[https://archive.org/details/counterpointtoci0000elli/page/120 120]}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Canadian Saturday Night: A Magazine of Business & National Affairs|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Cho7AQAAIAAJ|volume=67|date=October 1951|publisher=Parkan Publications|page=41 | title=Canadian Saturday Night: A Magazine of Business & National Affairs }}{{title missing|date=October 2024}}</ref>
Born in [[Reddish]] near [[Manchester]], [[England]], Poole's family emigrated to Canada in his early years. During his early career he taught [[piano]] at the Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto (now the [[Royal Conservatory of Music]]), with a short spell at the [[University of Toronto]], and was later active in composition and services to orchestra. He served as conductor of the [[York Symphony Orchestra]] (1973-89), and the [[Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra]] (1980-5); and founded the [[Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra]], serving as inaugural conductor from 1985 until 1999.


==Career==
Whilst drafted into military service during [[World War II]], Poole performed during periods of leave.
Poole and Gordon Hallett performed in Toronto and Montreal in the late 1930s as the Poole–Hallett duo;<ref name="Elliott1997" /> the pair also performed on [[CBC Radio]].<ref name=ce /> Drafted into military service during [[World War II]], Poole performed during periods of leave.

Poole was a guest performer with the [[Montreal Women's Symphony Orchestra]] in 1946.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Musical Courier]]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6zFEAQAAIAAJ|volume=133–134|year=1946|page=19 | title=Musical Courier }}{{title missing|date=October 2024}}</ref> Around that time he also performed as a duo with his wife, pianist Margaret Parsons.<ref name="ElliottSmith2010">{{cite book|author1=Robin Elliott|author2=Gordon E. Smith|title=Music Traditions, Cultures, and Contexts|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rERqCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA20|date=19 April 2010|publisher=[[Wilfrid Laurier University Press]]|isbn=978-1-55458-199-3|page=20}}</ref> In 1948 the pair joined the [[Don Wright Faculty of Music|faculty of the School of Music]] at [[University of Western Ontario|Western University]].<ref name="Gwynne-Timothy1978">{{cite book|author=John R. W. Gwynne-Timothy|title=Western's First Century|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NB6fAAAAMAAJ|year=1978|publisher=University of Western Ontario|isbn=978-0-7714-0014-8|page=450}}</ref>

Poole taught [[piano]] at the Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto (now [[The Royal Conservatory of Music]]). Beginning in 1963 he taught at the [[University of Toronto]],<ref name="ElliottSmith2010" /> and was later active in composition and services to orchestras. His compositions were performed by the East York Symphony Orchestra.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Where Tradition Reigns|magazine=MusiCanada|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9vZLAAAAYAAJ|issue=30–38|year=1976|publisher=Canadian Music Council}}</ref>

Poole served as conductor of the York Symphony Orchestra (1973–89), and the Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra (1980–85). He founded the Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra and was its inaugural conductor from 1985 until 1999. During this period he also created teaching material for music students.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Clavier|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0mYJAQAAMAAJ|volume=28|year=1989|publisher=Instrumentalist Company|page=29 | title=Clavier: A Magazine for Pianists & Organists }}{{title missing|date=October 2024}}</ref>


==Musical works==
==Musical works==
Clifford Poole's modern classical music has featured in selections by the [[Royal Conservatary of Music]].
Poole's modern classical music has featured in selections by the Royal Conservatory of Music.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 03:54, 15 October 2024

Clifford Poole
Born(1916-05-25)25 May 1916
Reddish, Lancashire, England
Died16 July 2003(2003-07-16) (aged 87)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genresclassical music
Years active1936–1999

Clifford Poole (1916–2003) was a British-Canadian music teacher, composer, conductor and contributor to music.[1]

Early life and education

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Poole was born in Reddish, England, near Manchester. Poole's family emigrated to Canada in his early years. Poole studied piano with Mona Bates.[2][3]

Career

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Poole and Gordon Hallett performed in Toronto and Montreal in the late 1930s as the Poole–Hallett duo;[2] the pair also performed on CBC Radio.[1] Drafted into military service during World War II, Poole performed during periods of leave.

Poole was a guest performer with the Montreal Women's Symphony Orchestra in 1946.[4] Around that time he also performed as a duo with his wife, pianist Margaret Parsons.[5] In 1948 the pair joined the faculty of the School of Music at Western University.[6]

Poole taught piano at the Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto (now The Royal Conservatory of Music). Beginning in 1963 he taught at the University of Toronto,[5] and was later active in composition and services to orchestras. His compositions were performed by the East York Symphony Orchestra.[7]

Poole served as conductor of the York Symphony Orchestra (1973–89), and the Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra (1980–85). He founded the Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra and was its inaugural conductor from 1985 until 1999. During this period he also created teaching material for music students.[8]

Musical works

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Poole's modern classical music has featured in selections by the Royal Conservatory of Music.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Clifford Poole". The Canadian Encyclopedia, by Betty Nygaard King, July 16, 2007
  2. ^ a b Robin Elliott (1997). Counterpoint to a City: The First One Hundred Years of the Women's Musical Club of Toronto. ECW Press. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-55022-306-4.
  3. ^ "Canadian Saturday Night: A Magazine of Business & National Affairs". Canadian Saturday Night: A Magazine of Business & National Affairs. Vol. 67. Parkan Publications. October 1951. p. 41.[title missing]
  4. ^ "Musical Courier". Musical Courier. Vol. 133–134. 1946. p. 19.[title missing]
  5. ^ a b Robin Elliott; Gordon E. Smith (19 April 2010). Music Traditions, Cultures, and Contexts. Wilfrid Laurier University Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-55458-199-3.
  6. ^ John R. W. Gwynne-Timothy (1978). Western's First Century. University of Western Ontario. p. 450. ISBN 978-0-7714-0014-8.
  7. ^ "Where Tradition Reigns". MusiCanada. No. 30–38. Canadian Music Council. 1976.
  8. ^ "Clavier: A Magazine for Pianists & Organists". Clavier. Vol. 28. Instrumentalist Company. 1989. p. 29.[title missing]
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