British Columbia Death Registration No. 2002-09-010012
Husband of Mary Frances Adaskin
Murray Adaskin was born in Toronto, ON, one of four cildren born to a Jewish Latvian immigrant family.
He studied the violin with Alexander Chuhaldin at the Toronto Conservatory of Music, and began his career playing the violin in silent films in Toronto. In 1923, he became a violinist with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
Murray married his first wife, soprano Mary Frances James (aka Frances,) and performed with the Royal York Hotel Trio from 1938 to 1952. By the time he was 38 years old, he had studied with composers such as John Weinzweig (for 7 years,) Charles Jones and Darius Milhaud and became a composer. He was the conductor of the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra for 4 years, and the head of the Department of Music at the University of Saskatchewan from 1952 to 1966. He held the title of
Composer-in-Residence until 1972, the first position of its type ever created at a Canadian university.
He taught noted composers Boyd McDonald, Paul Pedersen, Rodney Sharman and Timothy Williams, and violinist Andrew Dawes.
In 1972, Murray and Frances retired to Victoria, BC and he started composing more than half his total of 130 compositions.
Murray was awarded the Order of Canada on December 15, 1980, and on April 8, 1981, Murray was invested as an Officer of the Order of Canada.
Sources: Canadian Music Association Victoria
wikipedia.
Husband of Mary Frances Adaskin
Murray Adaskin was born in Toronto, ON, one of four cildren born to a Jewish Latvian immigrant family.
He studied the violin with Alexander Chuhaldin at the Toronto Conservatory of Music, and began his career playing the violin in silent films in Toronto. In 1923, he became a violinist with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
Murray married his first wife, soprano Mary Frances James (aka Frances,) and performed with the Royal York Hotel Trio from 1938 to 1952. By the time he was 38 years old, he had studied with composers such as John Weinzweig (for 7 years,) Charles Jones and Darius Milhaud and became a composer. He was the conductor of the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra for 4 years, and the head of the Department of Music at the University of Saskatchewan from 1952 to 1966. He held the title of
Composer-in-Residence until 1972, the first position of its type ever created at a Canadian university.
He taught noted composers Boyd McDonald, Paul Pedersen, Rodney Sharman and Timothy Williams, and violinist Andrew Dawes.
In 1972, Murray and Frances retired to Victoria, BC and he started composing more than half his total of 130 compositions.
Murray was awarded the Order of Canada on December 15, 1980, and on April 8, 1981, Murray was invested as an Officer of the Order of Canada.
Sources: Canadian Music Association Victoria
wikipedia.
British Columbia Death Registration No. 2002-09-010012
Husband of Mary Frances Adaskin
Murray Adaskin was born in Toronto, ON, one of four cildren born to a Jewish Latvian immigrant family.
He studied the violin with Alexander Chuhaldin at the Toronto Conservatory of Music, and began his career playing the violin in silent films in Toronto. In 1923, he became a violinist with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
Murray married his first wife, soprano Mary Frances James (aka Frances,) and performed with the Royal York Hotel Trio from 1938 to 1952. By the time he was 38 years old, he had studied with composers such as John Weinzweig (for 7 years,) Charles Jones and Darius Milhaud and became a composer. He was the conductor of the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra for 4 years, and the head of the Department of Music at the University of Saskatchewan from 1952 to 1966. He held the title of
Composer-in-Residence until 1972, the first position of its type ever created at a Canadian university.
He taught noted composers Boyd McDonald, Paul Pedersen, Rodney Sharman and Timothy Williams, and violinist Andrew Dawes.
In 1972, Murray and Frances retired to Victoria, BC and he started composing more than half his total of 130 compositions.
Murray was awarded the Order of Canada on December 15, 1980, and on April 8, 1981, Murray was invested as an Officer of the Order of Canada.
Sources: Canadian Music Association Victoria
wikipedia.
Husband of Mary Frances Adaskin
Murray Adaskin was born in Toronto, ON, one of four cildren born to a Jewish Latvian immigrant family.
He studied the violin with Alexander Chuhaldin at the Toronto Conservatory of Music, and began his career playing the violin in silent films in Toronto. In 1923, he became a violinist with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
Murray married his first wife, soprano Mary Frances James (aka Frances,) and performed with the Royal York Hotel Trio from 1938 to 1952. By the time he was 38 years old, he had studied with composers such as John Weinzweig (for 7 years,) Charles Jones and Darius Milhaud and became a composer. He was the conductor of the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra for 4 years, and the head of the Department of Music at the University of Saskatchewan from 1952 to 1966. He held the title of
Composer-in-Residence until 1972, the first position of its type ever created at a Canadian university.
He taught noted composers Boyd McDonald, Paul Pedersen, Rodney Sharman and Timothy Williams, and violinist Andrew Dawes.
In 1972, Murray and Frances retired to Victoria, BC and he started composing more than half his total of 130 compositions.
Murray was awarded the Order of Canada on December 15, 1980, and on April 8, 1981, Murray was invested as an Officer of the Order of Canada.
Sources: Canadian Music Association Victoria
wikipedia.
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