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Antonio Alberto Garcia Guerrero was a Chilean-Canadian composer, pianist, and teacher. While he is most famously remembered as the mentor of Canadian pianist Glenn Gould, Guerrero influenced several generations of musicians through his many years of teaching at the Toronto Conservatory of Music.
Guerrero introduced audiences to the modern music of his day, including works by Debussy, Ravel, Cyril Scott, Scriabin, and Schoenberg. He founded and conducted Santiagos first symphony orchestra and was active in founding the Sociedad Bach in 1917.
In 1918, during a honeymoon trip to New York, Guerrero came in contact with members of the Hamburg family, who invited him to teach at the recently established Hambourg Conservatory in Toronto. Guerrero accepted this position and emigrated to Canada with his wife and daughter the following year.
Related websites
Encyclopedia of Music in Canada
Encyclopedia of Music in Canada article
Schafer, R. Murray (2007). Program Notes (PDF).
Glenn Gould Archives at Library and Archives Canada
Description of The Music Teacher, a documentary by filmmaker Patricia Fogliato
Site dedicated to Beckwith's biography In Search of Alberto Guerrero
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