Srul Irving Glick

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Srul Irving Glick

CM
Born(1934-09-08)September 8, 1934
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DiedApril 17, 2002(2002-04-17) (aged 67)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationComposer, radio producer, conductor, teacher
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
SpouseGlick married Dorothy Sandler in 1957 and they were married for 33 years. They had three children together; Julie, Stefan, and Paula. He remarried Sara Wunch in 1996. Glick died 6 years later in 2002.

Srul Irving Glick CM (September 8, 1934 – April 17, 2002) was a Canadian composer, radio producer, conductor, and teacher.

Life and career

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Glick was the son David Glick, a Russian born cantor in Toronto.[1] His brother is the clarinetist Norman Glick.[1]

Glick began his training in music at

Royal Conservatory of Music (1963-1969) and York University (1985-1986).[1]

Glick was one of Canada's most prolific composers, having written in all media from chamber music to oratorio. He won numerous awards including the extraordinary

United Synagogue of America. He also received the J.I. Segal Award for his contribution to Jewish music in Canada; the Kavod Award presented by the Cantor's Assembly of America, "for his lifelong dedication to the music of the synagogue, to cantorial chant and to cantors"; The Solomon Schechter Award
presented to the Beth Tikvah's music program by the United Synagogue of America; an Honorary Fellowship from the Royal Canadian College of Organists "for his contribution to musical life in Canada, and in particular to the music of the synagogue", and in 1995, a second gold Solomon Schechter award for the best musical program for a synagogue in North America.

In 1986, Glick left the

Member of the Order of Canada for his "outstanding achievement, service to Canada and to humanity at large".[3]

One of Canada's most prominent composers, Glick's music continues to be performed regularly at home, in the USA and abroad. His unique integration of contemporary music, Hebraic lyricism and classical composition techniques, formed into a masterful character-filled music that is both dramatic and lyrical, has won him considerable acclaim. A great many of his works appear on recordings and compact discs, and are published in Canada, the USA and the United Kingdom.

He died in Toronto in 2002.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Betty Nygaard King, Clifford Ford, Robin Elliott (March 4, 2015). "Srul Irving Glick". The Canadian Encyclopedia.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b Martin Anderson (June 1, 2002). "Srul Irving Glick: Canadian composer happy to be named 'He who wrestled with God'". The Independent. p. 22.
  3. ^
    The Ottawa Citizen
    . April 19, 2002. p. 44.

External links

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