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Don Harper (18 March 1921 – 30 May 1999) was an Australian jazz violinist and composer. During his long and diverse career, both in his native Australia and in the UK, he was a regular on radio and TV music shows, and recorded many albums as a solo performer or as leader of a group.
Jackson’s band at the St Kilda Town Hall. [Gordon Jackson was later to become chairman of the Music Board of the Australia Council.] When Jackson went to the 3AK radio orchestra, Harper stepped into his shoes at St Kilda Town Hall in 1944. “I took to running a big band like a duck to water,” says Harper. “The band, called Don
Don Harper (18 March 1921 – 30 May 1999) was an Australian jazz violinist and composer. During his long and diverse career, both in his native Australia and in the UK, he was a regular on radio and TV music shows, and recorded many albums as a solo performer or as leader of a group.
Born in Melbourne in 1921, Don Harper showed an interest in music from an early age, learning to play the violin as a child. His formal study began at the New South Wales Conservatorium of Music. In later years he would become the successful conductor of one of Australia's most popular big bands as well as being a prolific film and television ...
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Don Harper (born 1921 in Melbourne, Australia; died May 30, 1999 in Australia) was a jazz violinist, violist and composer. He spent parts of his life in London, England where he wrote and composed music for several BBC television shows, including Dr.
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Don Harper is an American composer, conductor and songwriter for film, television, events and spectaculars. His film work includes scores for Lion King 1 1/2, Atlantis 2: Milos Return, Beyond Suspicion, and most recently The Tiger Rising with Queen Latifah and Dennis Quaid.
