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Larry Lake
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| Birth name | Larry Ellsworth Lake |
| Born | 2 July 1943 Greenville, Pennsylvania |
| Died | 17 September 2013 (aged 70) |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, musician |
| Instruments | Trumpet |
Larry Ellsworth Lake (born July 2, 1943 – died September 17, 2013) was a talented musician, composer, and radio host. He was born in America but became a Canadian citizen. Larry was especially known for his electronic music. He often combined regular instruments with electronic sounds in his live performances. From 1985 until his death, he led the Canadian Electronic Ensemble, a group he helped start. For almost 30 years, he also hosted and advised on music for the CBC Radio show Two New Hours. Larry Lake won several awards for his music and was nominated for three Juno Awards for his work as a record producer.
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Larry Lake's Life in Music
Early Life and Education
Larry Lake was born in Greenville, Pennsylvania. He grew up in Florida and Georgia. He started college at Florida State University in 1960. Later, he moved to the University of Miami (UM). At UM, he studied the trumpet with Harry Glantz, a famous trumpet player. Larry earned three degrees from the University of Miami. In 1968, he studied electronic music at Southern Illinois University. There, he learned from important people like Robert Moog, who invented the Moog synthesizer.
A Career in Music and Radio
In 1970, Larry Lake moved to Canada. He wanted to study electronic music further at the University of Toronto. However, in 1972, he started working for CBC Radio as a music producer. He later became a music consultant and producer for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in 1977. He worked on many CBC shows, including MusicScope and Themes and Variations.
In 1978, Larry became the music consultant for the CBC Radio show Two New Hours. He kept this job until 2007 and hosted the show from 1995 to 2007. In 2002, he and David Jaeger received an award for their great work on this program.
The Canadian Electronic Ensemble
In 1971, Larry Lake helped create the Canadian Electronic Ensemble (CEE). He started this group with David Jaeger, David Grimes, and James Montgomery. From 1985 until he passed away in 2013, Larry was the artistic director of the CEE. The Canadian Electronic Ensemble is famous for being the oldest group in the world that continuously performs live electronic music.
A Talented Trumpeter
Besides his work with the CEE, Larry Lake was also a busy concert trumpeter. He played as a solo artist with many different music groups. These included the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. He appeared more than 80 times on CBC Radio and Television. He performed as a solo musician and as part of smaller music groups.
Larry Lake passed away in 2013 at the age of 70. He had developed leukemia.
