Kenneth Peacock
Kenneth Howard Peacock (7 April 1922 – 22 November 2000) was a Canadian
Member of the Order of Canada, and in 1998 was awarded the Marius Barbeau Medal by the Folklore Studies Association of Canada.[1]
Life and career
Born in
Toronto Conservatory of Music (TCM) in 1937 where he was a piano student of Alma Cockburn. From 1937 to 1946 he was active as a private tutor in piano and music theory in Toronto. In 1939-1940 he pursued further piano studies privately with Mona Bates. In 1941 he entered the University of Toronto where he studied music theory with Healey Willan and Leo Smith. After earning a Bachelor of Music in 1943, he continued with graduate studies in composition at the UT with John Weinzweig
from 1944 to 1946.
Peacock returned to the TCM for further piano studies under
Canadian Museum of Civilization
from 1951 to 1972 as an ethnomusicologist and research fellow. He wrote many articles for a variety of musical periodicals during his career, in addition to having work published through the Museum of Civilization. He was also active as a pianist in several Canadian cities.
References
- ^ Denise Ménard. "Kenneth Peacock". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011.
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