Harry Somers | |
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 Somers in 1947 | |
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| Born | September 11, 1925 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | March 9, 1999 (aged 73) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Harry Stewart Somers, CC (September 11, 1925 – March 9, 1999) was a contemporary Canadian composer.[1][2]
Somers earned the unofficial title of "Darling of Canadian Composition."[3] He was a founding member of the Canadian League of Composers (CLC) and involved in the formation of other Canadian music organizations, including the Canada Council for the Arts and the Canadian Music Centre.[4] He received commissions from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and the Canada Council for the Arts.[1]
- ^ a b "Harry Somers". The Canadian Encyclopedia. November 11, 2011. Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
- ^ H. Laine, Mabel; King, Betty Nygaard; Cherney, Brian; Beckwith, John (November 20, 2011). Mcintosh, Andrew (ed.). "Harry Somers". The Canadian Encyclopedia (an article). Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Composer Portraits Series CD (January 1, 2006). Robinson, Dylan; Karantonis, Pamela (eds.). Opera Indigene: Re/presenting First Nations and Indigenous Cultures. Centredisks Canada (published May 13, 2016). p. 259. ISBN 9781317085423.
- ^ "History of the CLC". Canadian League of Composers. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013.