Brian Joseph Ellard, M.A., Ph.D., (January 15, 1940 – July 29, 2021) was a Canadian educator, musicologist, arranger, and conductor. [1] [2]
Born in Ottawa, Ontario in 1940, Brian Ellard studied music at the Eastman School of Music, where he earned three degrees: BMus (1966), MA (1968), and PhD (1973). [1] [3] [4]
From 1970 to 1978, Ellard was the chairman of the Music Department at the University of Moncton, [5] following which he held a one-year appointment as the Dean of the 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]
From 1983 to 1988, Ellard headed the Music Department at Mount Allison University. [2] [10] During this time he was also the conductor of the Prince Edward Island Symphony Orchestra, a post he held until 1997. [11] He retired from Mount Allison in 2003. [12]
Brian Joseph Ellard died on July 29, 2021, in Moncton, New Brunswick. [12]
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Brian Joseph Ellard, M.A., Ph.D., (January 15, 1940 – July 29, 2021) was a Canadian educator, musicologist, arranger, and conductor. [1] [2]
Born in Ottawa, Ontario in 1940, Brian Ellard studied music at the Eastman School of Music, where he earned three degrees: BMus (1966), MA (1968), and PhD (1973). [1] [3] [4]
From 1970 to 1978, Ellard was the chairman of the Music Department at the University of Moncton, [5] following which he held a one-year appointment as the Dean of the 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]
From 1983 to 1988, Ellard headed the Music Department at Mount Allison University. [2] [10] During this time he was also the conductor of the Prince Edward Island Symphony Orchestra, a post he held until 1997. [11] He retired from Mount Allison in 2003. [12]
Brian Joseph Ellard died on July 29, 2021, in Moncton, New Brunswick. [12]
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