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Clifford Poole (1916–2003) was a British-Canadian music teacher, composer, conductor and contributor to music.[1]

Clifford Poole
Born	(1916-05-25)25 May 1916 Reddish, England
Died	16 July 2003(2003-07-16) (aged 87) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres	classical music
Years active	1936-1999

Early life and education

Poole was born in Reddish, England near Manchester. Poole's family emigrated to Canada in his early years. Poole studied piano with Mona Bates.[2][3]

Career

Poole and Gordon Hallett performed in Toronto and Montreal in the late 1930s as the Poole-Hallett duo;[2] the pair also performed on CBC Radio.[1] Drafted into military service during World War II, Poole performed during periods of leave.

Poole was a guest performer with the Montreal Women's Symphony Orchestra in 1946.[4] Around that time he also performed as a duo with his wife, pianist Margaret Parsons.[5] In 1948 the pair joined the faculty of the School of Music at Western University.[6]

Poole taught piano at the Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto (now the Royal Conservatory of Music). Beginning in 1963 he taught at the University of Toronto,[5] and was later active in composition and services to orchestras. His compositions were performed by the East York Symphony Orchestra.[7]

Poole served as conductor of the York Symphony Orchestra (1973–89), and the Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra (1980-5); and founded the Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra, serving as inaugural conductor from 1985 until 1999. During this period he also created teaching materials for music students.[8]

Musical works

Clifford Poole's modern classical music has featured in selections by the Royal Conservatory of Music.

References

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