Background
Caldwell, Douglas George was born on March 22, 1928 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Son of George Alexander Caldwell, Margaret Hanorah (Commons) Caldwell.
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Douglas George Caldwell
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Diploma in music, Trinity College, 1948. License music, Royal School Music, London, 1949. Diploma in jazz, Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, 2000.
Career
Freelance pianist, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1946—1954. Music tutor, 1954—1956. Leader jazz trio Malando Restaurant, 1956—1968.
Director music Visser Enterprises, 1968—1978, Chateau Regency, Christchurch, 1979—1985, television & Radio, Christchurch, since 1985. Tutor music Christchurch Boys High School, 1978—1982, Christ's College, Christchurch, 1983—1990. Tutor, arranging Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, since 1991.
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Married Helen Maureen Anderson, February 2, 1958. Children: Mark, Dwight, Aaron, Melissa.
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Roman Catholic
Education
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1948
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1949
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Recipient New Zealand Composer award, Australasian Performing Right, 1969, New Zealand Composers Merit award, New Zealand Composers Foundation, 1989, Vocational Excellence award, Rotary International, 1993.Recipient New Zealand Composer award, Australasian Performing Right, 1969, New Zealand Composers Merit award, New Zealand Composers Foundation, 1989, Vocational Excellence award, Rotary International, 1993.