Clifford Robert Ford (born 30 May 1947) is a Canadian composer, [1] editor, music educator, and author.
[2] Born in Toronto, Ford studied piano, organ, and voice privately in his native city with Eric Lewis from 1957 to 1962.
He later pursued further studies with Beckwith and John Weinzweig at the University of Toronto where he earned a Bachelor of Music in 1970.
That same year he won the Composers, Authors and Publishers Association of Canada's Ernest MacMillan Award[3] which provided him with funds to pursue studies with István Anhalt at McGill University in 1970–1971.
In 1981 he co-founded the Canadian Musical Heritage Society, and served as its executive secretary and technical editor.