Lee Hepner
Lee Hepner (born November 24, 1920 in Edmonton, Alberta, died July 24, 1986 in Vancouver, British Columbia) was a teacher and orchestral conductor.
After organizing the Edmonton Pops Orchestra in 1947, he was principal conductor of the University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra (1949-1950). He was the first Music Director of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra (1952-1960), and subsequently was Music Director of the McMaster Operatic Society (1961-1967), the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra (1962-1969), and the Hamilton Opera Company (1966-1972). He taught music at Queen's College, New York, and at McMaster University from 1961 until his death. He founded the McMaster Symphony Orchestra in 1973.