John Wyre
John Harvey Wyre (17 May 1941 – 31 October 2006) was a
Biography
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Wyre began studying the percussion at age 15 with Fred Hinger, a percussionist with the Philadelphia Orchestra. He remained Hinger's student until 1959 when he entered the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester. He studied under William Street at Eastman, earning a Bachelor of Music there in 1964.[1]
Wyre began his performance career as a percussionist with the
From 1985 to 1988, Wyre was the principal timpanist for the orchestra of the
As a teacher, Wyre worked as an instructor for the National Youth Orchestra of Canada from 1967 to 1969 and served on the music faculty of the University of Toronto from 1971 to 1974.[1] He died in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador at the age of 65.
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