John Montague (musician)
John Angus Montague (born April 2, 1911 in Gowganda , Ontario , † March 24, 1991 in Barrie , Ontario) was a Canadian violinist and music teacher.
Montague studied violin at the Toronto Conservatory from 1929 to 1935 with Alexander Chuhaldin , Elie Spivak and Kathleen Parlow, and music education with Healey Willan . He played in the orchestra of the Promenade Symphony Concerts from 1934 to 1943 and was a member of the orchestra of the Royal Alexandra Theater from 1940 to 1950 . From 1966 to 1968 he conducted the Huronia Symphony Orchestra , from 1973 to 1978 he was its concertmaster.
For more than 50 years, from 1937 until his death in 1991, Montague taught at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, where he founded and directed several chamber music ensembles and orchestras. Between 1957 and 1961 he also taught at the University of Toronto . He also founded and conducted various youth orchestras, acted as a juror in music competitions and directed the string program of the Banff Center for the Arts from 1963–64 . His students include Walter Babiak , John Barnum , James Coles , Lorna Glover , George Alfred Proctor and Kathryn Wunder . He wrote violin textbooks with Flora Goulden .
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| SURNAME | Montague, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Montague, John Angus (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian violinist and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 2, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gowganda , Ontario |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 24, 1991 |
| Place of death | Barrie , Ontario |