Carl Little
Carl Maurice Little (born March 17, 1924 in Campbellton , New Brunswick , † June 2, 2016 in Courtenay , British Columbia ) was a Canadian pianist, organist and radio producer.
Little studied music history and theory with Douglas Clarke at McGill University , and piano from 1946 to 1948 at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec with Isidore Philipp and from 1951 to 1952 in London with Harold Craxton .
He then gave concerts at CBC Halifax and Toronto, toured Canada and was organist in Montreal, Toronto and North Saanich. In 1953 he and his brother George Little founded the Otter Lake Music Center (later Canadian Amateur Musicians / Musiciens amateurs du Canada , CAMMAC), an organization to promote amateur music, of which he was director until his death.
From 1952 he worked for CBC Montreal as a producer; In 1959 he moved to CBC Toronto, where he was director of the English network's music programs from 1972 to 1975 . He then worked as manager of the National Arts Center Orchestra (NACO) until 1978 . In 1980, he and his wife Barbara Wolfond Little founded the Arts Connection gallery in Victoria .
His sister Edna Little (Edna Knock) became known as a music teacher and conductor.
Individual evidence
- ^ The McGill Daily. Vol. 45, No. 32 of November 14, 1955 , accessed October 20, 2017.
- ↑ History: The Birth of CAMMAC , accessed October 20, 2017.
- ↑ Short CV in: Ghyslaine Guertin: Signé Glenn Gould ( online ), accessed on October 20, 2017.
- ^ Obituary in legacy.com , accessed October 20, 2017.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Little, Carl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Little, Carl Maurice |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian pianist, organist and radio producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 17, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Campbellton , New Brunswick |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd June 2016 |
| Place of death | Courtenay (British Columbia) |