John Ritchie (composer)

John Anthony Ritchie (29 September 1921 – 29 September 2014) was a New Zealand composer and professor of music at the University of Canterbury.

John Ritchie
Born
John Anthony Ritchie

(1921-09-29)29 September 1921
Wellington, New Zealand
Died29 September 2014(2014-09-29) (aged 93)
Christchurch, New Zealand
Alma materUniversity of Otago
EmployerUniversity of Canterbury
Known forComposer, conductor, music educator
Notable workConcertino for Clarinet and String Orchestra (1957)
Ergo Tua Rura Manebunt (1973)
Aquarius: Suite No. 2 for String Orchestra (1982)
Papanui Road Overture
RelativesAnthony Ritchie (son)
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