[1] He attended Trinity College School in Port Hope and studied organ and piano with Edmund Cohu from the age of 12 to 16.
From 1943 to 1947, he later studied theory and orchestration with Barbara Pentland and Ettore Mazzole, and opera coaching and conducting with Herman Geiger-Torel and Nicholas Goldschmidt at the Toronto Conservatory of Music.
Crum guest conducted in many international venues including the United States, Japan, and various stages throughout Europe.
George Crum married his wife, Canadian soprano Patricia Snell in 1951, the same year he was appointed conductor of the National Ballet.
During the inaugural ceremonies of President Miguel de la Madrid in 1980, George Crum served as cultural emissary to Mexico.