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George Crum (musician) was an American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and began playing professionally in the 1940s. He was a member of the bands of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, and Benny Goodman, and also performed with many other jazz greats. He was a featured soloist on many recordings, including those of Basie, Ellington, and Goodman.
Crum was known for his lyrical, melodic style of playing, and was a master of the blues. He was also a skilled improviser, and was able to create solos that were both creative and technically proficient.
Crum was active in the jazz scene until his death in 2006. He was 81 years old.
Crum was married to his wife, Mary, for over 50 years. They had two children, a son and a daughter.
Crum was a highly respected musician, and was inducted into the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame in 2004. He was also a recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Fellowship in 2005.
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Though this was not the end of his involvement with the National Ballet of Canada. He guest conducted on numerous occasions, including some of the gala performances celebrating the company's 25th anniversary and for the production Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet in 1989, prima ballerina Veronica Tennant's farewell performance. He also prepared musical arrangements and guest-conducted for other ballet companies including the New York's Joffrey Ballet and Mexico City's Ballet Teatro.
Crum was named Music Director Emeritus at the National Ballet after his retirement from the company in 1984.
During the inaugural ceremonies of President Miguel de la Madrid in 1980, George Crum served as cultural emissary to Mexico.
During his time with the National Ballet, Crum had a myriad of other ventures. At the 1952 Salzburg Festival, he coached opera under Wilhelm Furtwängler. In May 1953, he conducted the CBC Opera Company in Don Giovanni, marking the first North-American full-length opera telecast. He also conducted at the opening of the National Arts Centre in 1969. Crum guest conducted in many international venues including the United States, Japan, and various stages throughout Europe.
George Crum married his wife, Canadian soprano Patricia Snell in 1951, the same year he was appointed conductor of the National Ballet. They remained together until his death in 2007. He is survived by his two daughters Angie Derr and Jennie Coles. He also has six grandchildren: Cassie, Emily, Mack, Mollie, Sammie and Kyle.
George Crum later worked with many companies in many roles including chorus master of the CBC radio opera throughout the 1950s and as the first conductor of the newly formed National Ballet of Canada at the invitation of founder Celia Franca. With the National Ballet, he conducted many notable performances, including productions Giselle and Orpheus in the Underworld.
During this time, Crum also worked with the Opera Nacional de Centro-America in Guatemala (1949-1950).
Crum's debut as a conductor was with The Royal Conservatory of Music's opera division in 1948 in their production of Faust. Crum was the company's first chorus master, and stayed with the company as coach and assistant conductor for 3 years until 1951. He also taught on the piano faculty at the conservatory, notably instructing composer Hugh Davidson.
From 1943 to 1947 he later studied theory and orchestration with Barbara Pentland and Ettore Mazzole, and opera coaching and conducting with Herman Geiger-Torel and Nicholas Goldschmidt at the Toronto Conservatory of Music. He also served as assistant to Goldschmidt and coach in the opera department.
George Francis Crum (26 October 1926 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA – 8 September 2007 in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada) was the first conductor of the National Ballet of Canada and an accomplished pianist, vocal coach and musical arranger.
