Bruce Edward Holder Sr. (January 8, 1905 – August 27, 1987) was a Canadian composer, conductor,[1] and violinist.
[2][3] He helped to conduct, teach, and found many music groups, including Symphony New Brunswick,[4] the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra,[5] and the Third Field Artillery Band,[6] which earned him his nickname, Mr. Music of Saint John.
[5] He took violin lessons as a child, and later studied conducting in Hancock, Maine, under Pierre Monteaux.
[7] Holder worked at the Ocean Steel and Construction Company.
[10] In 1957 he began teaching music at Saint John Vocational School, and in 1967 he was assistant conductor of the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra.