Barclay, Robert (Robert Lenard), 1918-1980

found: The Canadian Enclyclopedia, via WWW, September 9, 2011(Barclay, Robert Lenard; composer, writer; born Leonard Edwin Basham on February 2, 1918 in Penticton, British Columbia; naturalized U.S. citizen,1951; studied in Vancouver (with Arthur Benjamin) and in Toronto; won CPRS composition prizes in 1938 and 1939 before moving to the U.S. to study with Bernard Wagenaar and Frederick Jacobi at the Juilliard School from 1944-1947; his works from his Canadian years (1938-1951) include works for orchestra and for strings, and duos for violin and piano and for clarinet and piano; his works from 1954-1959 include three piano pieces, a duo for violin and piano, and a pavan for harp and strings, all published by Barger and Barclay, a small U.S. publishing firm in which he was a partner; was artist-in-residence at Indiana State University; was a contributor to "Music and Musicians" and "Records and Recordings" during the 1950s; died March 11, 1980 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida)