Brian Priestman
Brian Priestman (10 February 1927 – 18 April 2014) was a British conductor and music educator.
Biography
Priestman was born in Birmingham, England. He studied at the University of Birmingham (BMus Music; MA Music, 1952) and the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, Belgium.[1]
He founded and was principal conductor of the Opera da Camera and the Orchestra da Camera in Birmingham, and Music Director of the
As a guest conductor he appeared with all the major British orchestras, including more than 300 concerts for the
As an academic he was Dean of the Faculty of Music and Professor at the University of Cape Town (1980–1986) and Artist-in-residence at the University of Kansas (1992–2002) and for three years was Music Director of the National Youth Orchestra of Canada (1967–1969).
Priestman wrote articles in music periodicals and encyclopedias including the
He was awarded honorary doctorates from
On 18 April 2014, he died at his home in Broze, France.[2]
References
- ^ "1950s Class notes".
- ^ Rinaldi, Ray Mark (18 April 2014). "Brian Priestman, 87, former Denver Symphony conductor", Denver Post. Retrieved 19 April 2014
Slonimsky, Nicholas (1997). Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Classical Musicians. Schirmer.
Oron, Aryeh. "Biography". Bach Cantatas website.
Baker, D.T. "Edmonton Symphony History". Edmonton Symphony Orchestra website. Archived from the original on 20 December 2008.
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