Harry Pinchin | |
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Born | |
Occupation(s) | Composer, conductor, trumpeter |
Years active | 1950–2006 |
Known for | Founding the Cosmopolitan Music Society |
Harry Pinchin (born May 25, 1935) is a retired Canadian trumpeter, composer and conductor. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Harry Pinchin was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. After joining the Canadian Armed Forces in his twenties, Pinchin moved to Edmonton, Alberta as a member of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Band. [5]
In the 1950s, Pinchin performed with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra as principal trumpet player. [5] In 1963, Harry Pinchin founded the Cosmopolitan Music Society in Edmonton. Throughout his musical career, Pinchin collaborated with Canadian composer Tommy Banks; for example, in 1981 Pinchin provided harp and percussion arranging for the soundtrack of Roger Tilton's film Pilots North, of which Banks was the principal score composer. [6]
In December 2006, Harry Pinchin retired as musical director of the Cosmopolitan Music Society. [5]
Per AllMusic Guide. [7]
Harry Pinchin | |
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Born | |
Occupation(s) | Composer, conductor, trumpeter |
Years active | 1950–2006 |
Known for | Founding the Cosmopolitan Music Society |
Harry Pinchin (born May 25, 1935) is a retired Canadian trumpeter, composer and conductor. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Harry Pinchin was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. After joining the Canadian Armed Forces in his twenties, Pinchin moved to Edmonton, Alberta as a member of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Band. [5]
In the 1950s, Pinchin performed with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra as principal trumpet player. [5] In 1963, Harry Pinchin founded the Cosmopolitan Music Society in Edmonton. Throughout his musical career, Pinchin collaborated with Canadian composer Tommy Banks; for example, in 1981 Pinchin provided harp and percussion arranging for the soundtrack of Roger Tilton's film Pilots North, of which Banks was the principal score composer. [6]
In December 2006, Harry Pinchin retired as musical director of the Cosmopolitan Music Society. [5]
Per AllMusic Guide. [7]