Alexander Brott (March 14, 1915 - April 1, 2005), was a Canadian conductor, composer, violinist and music teacher. March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in Leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... Canada is a sovereign state in northern North America, the northern-most country in the world, and the second largest in total area. ... Conductor can mean different things in different contexts: In science and engineering, a conductor is material capable of conveying electricity. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... The violin is a stringed musical instrument that has four strings tuned a fifth apart. ...

Brott's wife, Lotte, was an accomplished cellist, his son Boris Brott is a conductor and his son Denis Brott is a cellist and conductor. A cropped image to show the relative size of a cello to a human (Uncropped Version) The cello (also violoncello or cello) is a stringed instrument and a member of the violin family. ...

Brott was born in Montreal, and was leader of the Montreal Orchestra, Les Concerts symphoniques de Montréal and the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal from 1945 to 1958. In 1939, he joined the Faculty of Music at McGill University, where he remained until 1980. His compositions included Arabesque, Circle, Triangle, 4 Squares, and Paraphrase in Polyphony. He was also the founder and musical director of the McGill Chamber Orchestra. He also conducted the Kingston Symphony Orchestra from 1965 to 1981. This article needs cleanup. ... McGill University is a research-intensive, non-denominational, co-educational university located in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ...

He was appointed to the Order of Canada and the Order of Quebec. The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, awarded to those who adhere to the Orders motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam meaning they desire a better country. ... The National Order of Quebec (in French Ordre national du Québec) is an order of merit given by the government of the Canadian province of Quebec. ...

He died in Montreal at the age of 90.