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James McDonald Gayfer (26 March 1916 – 7 April 1997) was a Canadian bandmaster, clarinetist, composer, conductor, organist, military officer, and music educator. His compositional output encompasses several orchestral works, including two symphonies, numerous works for band and solo piano, a modest amount of chamber music, and several songs, hymns, and choral works. In 1944 his string quartet won the CPRS award and in 1947 his Six Translations from the Chinese for tenor and small orchestra won the Composers, Authors and Publishers Association of Canada competition. In 1953, he was appointed to the post of Director of Music of the Band of the Canadian Guards, serving until 1961. From then on, he served as a musical training officers of the Canadian Forces School of Music. In 1960 he wrote T

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  • James McDonald Gayfer (* 26. März 1916 in Toronto; † 7. April 1997 in Lindsay/Ontario) war ein kanadischer Militärkapellmeister, Klarinettist, Organist und Chorleiter, Komponist und Musikpädagoge. Gayfer war zwischen 1929 und 1941 Boy Scout, Kadett und schließlich Mitglied des Toronto Scottish Regiment Militia. Er hatte in dieser Zeit Klavierunterricht bei und Reginald Godden und Orgelunterricht bei Maitland Farmer. Von 1942 bis 1967 war er in der kanadischen Armee Klarinettist (Royal Canadian Signals Corps, 1942–45 in Europa), Militärkapellmeister und Musikinspektor (1947–51) Musikdirektor in Ontario, Korea und Kanada (1954–61) und schließlich Ausbildungsoffizier an der Canadian Forces School of Music (1961–68). Er verließ die Armee im Rang eines Majors. (de)
  • James McDonald Gayfer (26 March 1916 – 7 April 1997) was a Canadian bandmaster, clarinetist, composer, conductor, organist, military officer, and music educator. His compositional output encompasses several orchestral works, including two symphonies, numerous works for band and solo piano, a modest amount of chamber music, and several songs, hymns, and choral works. In 1944 his string quartet won the CPRS award and in 1947 his Six Translations from the Chinese for tenor and small orchestra won the Composers, Authors and Publishers Association of Canada competition. In 1953, he was appointed to the post of Director of Music of the Band of the Canadian Guards, serving until 1961. From then on, he served as a musical training officers of the Canadian Forces School of Music. In 1960 he wrote T (en)
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  • Lindsay, Ontario, Canada (en)
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  • Toronto, Canada (en)
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