Reginald Stewart

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Reginald Drysdale Stewart (born April 20, 1900 in Edinburgh , † July 8, 1984 in Santa Barbara / California ) was a Canadian conductor, pianist and music teacher.

The son of conductor and organist Edward Stewart had his first lessons with HT Collinson, the choirmaster of St. Mary's Anglican Cathedral in his hometown. He then studied with Arthur Friedheim and Mark Hambourg in Toronto and with Nadia Boulanger and Isidore Philipp in Paris. In the 1920s he was the pianist of the Hambourg Trio . In 1925 he went on a concert tour through western Canada as a pianist. He conducted on the radio and performed with the Five Piano Ensemble between 1926 and 1928 . In 1930 he was guest conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra .

When filling the position of conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra , he could not prevail against Ernest MacMillan in 1931 , which resulted in years of conflict between his followers and those of MacMillan. Stewart then became musical director of the Opera House of the Air and founded and directed the Toronto Bach Choir , with whom he performed Bach's St. John Passion annually .

He has also performed as a conductor with NBC in New York, was a guest conductor of orchestras in New York, Washington and Detroit and gave concerts as a pianist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra . From 1941 to 1959 he was director of the Peabody Conservatory , from 1942 to 1952 conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra . In 1956 he directed the world premiere of Harry Somers ' Five Dark Songs in Canada with Maureen Forrester . From 1958 to 1960 he went on a concert tour through Europe and South America.

In 1962 he became artist in residence at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara County , where he later headed the piano department. His students included Glen Stewart Morley , Stanley St John , Albert Steinberg and John Weinzweig .

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SURNAME Stewart, Reginald
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stewart, Reginald Drysdale (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian conductor, pianist and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH April 20, 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH Edinburgh
DATE OF DEATH July 8, 1984
Place of death Santa Barbara , California