Gyula Csapó, Professor of Composition and Music Theory, stands outside the Education Building; "making students aware of their inner repertoires."

Bio/Historical Note: Image appeared in 16 Oct. 1998 issue of OCN.

Bio/Historical Note: Gyula Csapó was born in 1955 in Pápa, Hungary. He earned a Liszt Academy diploma (Budapest), and went on to study at IRCAM in Paris and completed his Ph.D. with Morton Feldman in the United States (1989). He taught at SUNY-Buffalo, McGill and Princeton Universities. Csapó is Full Professor of Composition and Music Theory at the University of Saskatchewan, and also holds a Habilitation Doctorate from the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. Csapó received the 2009 ARTISJUS Prize “Composition of the Year” for his Concerto for Viola and a Changing Environment (recorded on Hungaroton, 2010), numerous grants and commissions such as his 2011 Canada Council Grant for the string quartet Déjà? Kojâ? commissioned by the Quatuor Bozzini. Csapó’s music is performed worldwide, (at venues like The Juilliard School, Lincoln Center, New York, Royal Festival Hall, London, UK, Muziekgebouw, Amsterdam (with Continuum, Toronto, Canada), CBC Radio and the Montréal New Music Festival, Tessara Autumn Festival in Tokyo). The ARMEL Opera Festival and Competition made Csapó’s tetra-lingual opera Phèdre its entry work for international opera companies in 2014.

Howard Leyton-Brown, director of Conservatory, in recording booth in Darke Hall addition, Regina Campus.

Bio/Historical Note: Howard Leyton-Brown was born 19 December 1918 in Melbourne, Australia, and raised in that city. At an early age he demonstrated an extraordinary talent for music, and in 1937 he left Australia to study violin in Europe. World War II interrupted these studies and he enlisted in the Royal Air Force, serving as a pilot in Bomber Command and also as an instructor and examiner with the Commonwealth Pilot Training Program. Leyton-Brown received the Distinguished Flying Cross for his wartime service. While stationed in Estevan, Saskatchewan he met his future wife, Myrl, and she joined him in England in 1944. earned the Licentiate of the Guildhall School of Music, receiving the highest marks ever awarded in the British Isles. Leyton-Brown subsequently performed as a soloist and also served as leader of the London Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1952 he accepted a position as head of the String Department of the Regina Conservatory of Music, becoming director in 1955, and was appointed director of the Western Board of Music Examination system in 1953. He held both directorships until his retirement in 1987. Leyton-Brown remained active as a soloist and conductor, notably of the Regina Symphony Orchestra, and served on the boards of many organizations dedicated to music and the performing arts. He was founding Chair of the Department of Music at the University of Regina, earned a PhD from the University of Michigan and continued to contribute long after retirement in 2016. He was the recipient of many honours, the most significant of which include being named a Fellow of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1955, Member of the Order of Canada in 1991, Member of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit in 1996, and Chevalier of the French Legion of Honour in 2015. Howard Leyton-Brown died 13 January 2017.

Murray Adaskin, head, Department of Music, gathers with the students around the classroom piano. Students include Audrey Duffy, Boyd McDonald, Garth Beckett and Roy Romanow (standing at far left).

Elevated view of Saskatoon Symphony members, under the direction of Arthur Collingwood, head, Department of Music, setting up with their instruments on the stage of Convocation Hall; members looking at camera.

Children's Christmas party at the President's Residence. Woman seated with child in foreground; Santa Claus visible at left. A man holding a music baton stands next to a Christmas tree.

Audrey Duffy (foreground) and Phoebe Matthews sit at a piano as other students look on.

Six members of the orchestra pose for the camera.

Head and shoulders image of Dorothy Howard, winner of the Master Teacher Award in 1991.

Bio/Historical Note: Dorothy (Alice) Howard was born in Winnipeg in February 1929. At a young age, she began music and dance lessons, and later had leading roles in school and university productions. Dorothy graduated from the University of Manitoba with a BA, later earning a Licentiate in Music and a Master of Education. In the 1950s and 60s, Dorothy performed with the CBC Winnipeg Choristers, James Duncan Singers, Hollow Mug Theatre, and as mezzo-soprano soloist with the CBC Winnipeg Orchestra, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, and, for 10 years, Westminster United Church. In 1969 Howard joined the Department of Music at the University of Saskatchewan, starting a distinguished 25 year career there. An inspiring teacher and mentor, she developed special and enduring relationships. Her students were consistent winners of scholarships and awards, many of them continuing to singing and teaching careers. Howard started an Opera / Music Theatre program and staged many productions. She also initiated a Master's program in Voice. In 1991, as a full professor, she was honoured with the Master Teacher Award at the U of S, given to an outstanding teacher chosen by students and faculty. Upon her retirement in 1994, she was made Professor Emerita and a scholarship for promising young singers was established in her name. Howard co-founded the Saskatoon Opera, and performed several times with the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra. She gave numerous solo recitals, many broadcast by the CBC, and was a champion of contemporary and Canadian music. Her adjudicating took her to almost every part of Canada. She was also an examiner with The Western Board of Music. Dorothy Howard died 1 March 2013 in Winnipeg.

Image of large group of teachers standing around a campfire; backlit man and woman conduct and play piano. On back of photo: "The group attending the 1958 summer course in "School Music Methods" join in a hearty sing-song around a campfire at Katepwa Beach".