Sir Bernard Thomas Heinze (born in Shepparton, Victoria on July 1, 1894, died June 10, 1982) was an Australian Professor of Music and conductor. Shepparton is a country town located in Victoria, Australia. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Heinze received violin lessons at an early age at Ballarat under the guidance of Walter Gude (1904-12) and the Melbourne University under Franklin Peterson (Melbourne General Cemetery) before being awarded the (Sir William) Clarke Scholarship at the Royal College of Music in London (1913).
Succeeding William Laver (q.v.) as chair of the largely private funded Ormond Professor of Music (1926-57), he lobbied the creation of the Faculty of Music under the control of the University Council and thereby able to influence state education policy for the successful introduction of music to the state curriculum.
As director general of music with the new National Broadcasting Service at 3.L.O-3.A.R (forerunner to the A.B.C), he was able to inspire a generation of Australians to the love of orchestral music that was until then largely a luxury to the upper classes.
Born in 1894, BernardHeinze conducted many great orchestras in Australia, most particularly the Melbourne Symphony.
Fritz Hart faded out and BernardHeinze was left with the only major orchestra in the city, the new Melbourne Symphony.
GUY NOBLE: BernardHeinze was an educator, and as early as the 1920s, he came up with the idea of children's concerts to introduce children to classical music and make it seem less strange and stuffy.
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