David Jaeger (born 9 November 1947) is an American born Canadian

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, and performer. An associate of the

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and a member of the Canadian League of Composers, he is best known for his compositions and performances of

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. In 1971 he co-founded the Canadian Electronic Ensemble with whom he has been active as a composer and performer for decades. From 1973 until his retirement in 2013 he was a producer for

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Life and career

Born in

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, Jaeger was educated at the

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where he earned a Bachelor of Music in 1970. After being awarded a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship he pursued graduate studies under

John Weinzweig John Jacob Weinzweig (March 11, 1913 – August 24, 2006) was a composer, teacher, and advocate of contemporary Canadian concert music. Born in Toronto, Weinzweig went to Harbord Collegiate Institute, then studied music at the University of Tor ...

and

Gustav Ciamaga Gustav Ciamaga (April 10, 1930 – June 11, 2011) was a Canadian composer, music educator, and writer. An associate of the Canadian Music Centre and a member of the Canadian League of Composers, he was best known for his compositions of electron ...

at the

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; earning a Master of Music in 1972. During that time he established a digital sound synthesis facility at that university. He then pursued further studies in electronic music with

Jon Appleton Jon Howard Appleton (January 4, 1939 – January 30, 2022) was an American composer, an educator and a pioneer in electro-acoustic music. His earliest compositions in the medium, e.g. "Chef d'Oeuvre" and "Newark Airport Rock" (1967) attracted at ...

and Hubert Howe in the Summer Electronic Music Institute at

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. Jaeger is best known for his compositions and performances of

. In 1971 he co-founded the Canadian Electronic Ensemble with David Grimes, Larry Lake and James Montgomery. He has worked as both a performer and composer with that group for decades; releasing multiple recordings in addition to performing in concert tours. Jaeger worked as a radio producer for the CBC from 1973-2013; during which time he created the programs Music of Today'' and ''Music Makers International''. He won two

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s for his work producing the

Orford String Quartet The Orford String Quartet was a Canadian string quartet active from 1965 through 1991. They came to be the leading string quartet in Canada, and were well-known internationally. Founding In 1951, Gilles Lefebvre launched a summer music camp for Le ...

's 1990 album ''Schafer: 5''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jaeger, David 1947 births Living people Canadian composers University of Toronto alumni University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni Juno Award winners