Don Wright (composer)

Don Wright
CM
Born
Donald John Alexander Wright

(1908-09-06)September 6, 1908
Strathroy, Ontario
DiedJune 27, 2006(2006-06-27) (aged 97)
Toronto, Ontario
EducationBA (1933), honorary DMus (1986), honorary LMus (1987)
Alma materUniversity of Western Ontario
OccupationsMusician, Composer, Arranger, Educator, Philanthropist
Known forCanadian music composition and education
Spouse(s)Lillian Meighen Wright, (married 1950-1993)

Don Wright, CM (September 6, 1908 - June 27, 2006) was a Canadian composer, musician, educator and philanthropist. He was a successful Canadian musician and popular music composer during his career from the 1930s to the 1960s and later became known for his large charitable donations and projects to fund music education in Canada.

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