| Carleton Elliott | |
| Birth Date: | 15 March 1928 |
| Birth Place: | Welland, Ontario |
| Death Place: | Fredericton, New Brunswick |
| Occupation: | Canadian composer, music theorist, choir conductor and music educator. |
Carleton Weir Elliott (15 March 1928, Welland, Ontario24 August 2003, Fredericton, New Brunswick) was a Canadian composer, music theorist, choir conductor and music educator.[1]
Elliott was the son of Weir and Gertrude (née Chrysler) Elliott.[2] [3] He studied at Mount Allison University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Music in 1951.[2] [3] He earned a Master of Music from California's University of Redlands in 1959,[2] [3] and did further studies in theory and choral conducting at Indiana University.[2] [3]
Elliott joined the faculty of Mount Allison University in 1951, and taught there until 1993.[2] [3] He co-founded the Mount Allison Conservatory Chorale in 1953 and served as its director until 1993.[4] He also served as a music examiner and adjudicator, becoming the Mount Allison Local Centre Examinations in Music supervisor in 1967,[2] [3] [4] and adjudicating at many music festivals in eastern Canada.[2] [4] As an examiner, he "dispelled [students'] fears and nervousness by his gentleness and his genuine interest in them as people as well as musicians."[2] Among his compositions were many choral works[2] [3] [4] and piano pieces for young learners.[2] [3] [4]