István Anhalt

The native form of this personal name is Anhalt István. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
István Anhalt
OC FRSC
Anhalt in 2002
Born(1919-04-12)April 12, 1919
Budapest, Hungary
DiedFebruary 24, 2012(2012-02-24) (aged 92)
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
OccupationsComposer, teacher
SpouseBeate Frankenberg
AwardsOrder of Canada

István Anhalt OC FRSC (1919-2012) was a Hungarian-Canadian composer and teacher.

Anhalt served as a professor of music at McGill University and founded the McGill University Electronic Music Studio. He also served as head of music at Queen's University, Kingston. His works earned him recognition as one of the pioneers of electroacoustic music in Canada. Among his pupils were Kevin Austin, John Fodi, Clifford Ford, Hugh Hartwell, John Hawkins, Alan Heard, Richard Hunt, Donald Patriquin, Nicole Rodrigue and Alex Tilley.

In 2003, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2007, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

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