Alberto Guerrero (standing) with his student Glenn Gould, 1945
Alberto Guerrero (6 February1886 – 7 November1959) was a Chilean–Canadian composer, pianist, and teacher, perhaps now best remembered as a mentor of Canadian pianist Glenn Gould. Prior to his emigration to Canada, Guerrero founded and conducted Santiago's first symphony orchestra. For many years a distinguished faculty member of the Toronto Conservatory of Music, Guerrero also maintained an active schedule as a performer. Image File history File links Gould_and_Guerrero. ... Image File history File links Gould_and_Guerrero. ... February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A pianist is a person who plays the piano. ... Glenn Gould in rehearsal, Toronto, 1974 Glenn Herbert Gould (September 25, 1932–October 4, 1982) was a celebrated Canadian pianist, noted especially for his recordings of Johann Sebastian Bach. ... Emigration is the act and the phenomenon of leaving ones native country to settle abroad. ... Santiagos Metropolitan Cathedral Santiago (officially in Spanish, Santiago de Chile) is Chiles capital and largest city. ... Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Orchestra at City Hall (Edmonton). ... The Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) is a music school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
AlbertoGuerrero's early music studies were with his mother and his older brother Daniel; he was otherwise self-taught.
Guerrero wrote music for at least four, possibly five, operettas and zarzuelas produced in Chile 1908-15.
An early pupil, Domingo Santa Cruz, later a distinguished figure in composition and music education in Chile, recalled that Guerrero's "cultural influence [was] at the root of all musical initiatives" in his youth, remarking that it was Guerrero who introduced Chileans to such moderns as Debussy, Ravel, Cyril Scott, Scriabin, and Schoenberg.
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