- Brock McElheran
Brock McElheran (
6 January 1918 –23 September 2008 ) [ [http://news10now.com/content/all_news/watertownnorth_country/124700/brock-mcelheran--suny-potsdam-conductor-passes-away/Default.aspx Brock McElheran, SUNY Potsdam conductor passes away] Brock McElheran, SUNY Potsdam conductor passes away.] was a conductor and professor at theCrane School of Music atSUNY Potsdam and a published author. He was born inWinnipeg, Manitoba .He wrote the textbook "Conducting Techniques for Beginners and Professionals", which is a used today in several conducting classes around the world. He also authored "Music Reading by Intervals: A Modern Sight-Singing and Ear-Training Method for Singers, Conductors, and Teachers" and a book recalling his experiences in
World War II , "V-Bombs and Weathermaps".Besides conducting various ensembles at the Crane School of Music, McElheran has also conducted various ensembles around the world, including the
Philadelphia Orchestra .He conducted the orchestra and chorus at the closing ceremonies of the
1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. He has also had various compositions published. During his active career he prepared choruses for many of the world's leading conductors, includingEugene Ormandy , Robert Shaw andZubin Mehta . He died inPotsdam ,New York .Recently, Nelly Maude Case, a professor at Crane, wrote a biography on McElheran, "Worry Early: The Life of Brock McElheran". It is available from the SUNY Potsdam college store website. McElheran's other books are available on Amazon.com.
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