Gerald Bales
Gerald Albert Bales | |
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| Born | May 12, 1919 Toronto, Ontario |
| Died | July 4, 2002 (aged 83) London, Ontario |
Gerald Albert Bales, CM (May 12, 1919 – July 4, 2002) was a Canadian organist and composer.[1]
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From 1937 to 1941, he was an organist and choirmaster at St Anne's Anglican Church in Toronto. He went on to hold many different church posts in Toronto, Calgary, and Minneapolis up through 1971. From 1971 to 1984, he taught organ, choral conducting and orchestration at the University of Ottawa. He has composed over 120 works for piano, organ, voice, orchestra and chamber orchestra.[1]
He was a Fellow and former president, from 1980 to 1982, of the Royal Canadian College of Organists. In 1996, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada.[1]
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