Clyn Dee Barrus, professor of music at Brigham Young University, and well-known conductor, died on February 26, 1998 at his home in Provo, Utah, from cancer. He was born March 3, 1943 in Rexburg, Idaho, a son of Ruth and LaMar Barrus. He fulfilled an honorable LDS mission to Austria from 1963-1965. He studied viola at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, and later, at the Vienna Academy of Music in Vienna, Austria, culminating in a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree at the University of Michigan in 1970. He has had a remarkable and distinguished career in music, serving as principal violist with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra (1966-1967) and the Minnesota Symphony Orchestra (1972-1985). He taught viola at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, and the University of Minnesota.
Dr. Barrus distinguished himself as a conductor of symphony music. He conducted the Minneapolis civic Orchestras and the Minnesota Youth Symphony, BYU Philharmonic and chamber Orchestras, and the Utah Valley Symphony. He has toured throughout the world. In 1993, he became the Chair of the Department of Music and was instrumental in establishing the School of Music at BYU, becoming it's first director.
His achievements in music are profound, but his greatest legacy is his remarkable ability to give love and genuine concern for all people. He was a tender husband, loving father and grandfather, and valued friend and teacer. Clyn has always been active in the LDS Church, serving in many callings, including bishop and high counselor. He married Marilyn Biddulph in the LDS Idaho Falls Temple on August 14, 1965. Together, they have six children.
He is survived by his wife, Marilyn; and children, David (Amy) Barrus, Laura (Robert) Lohner, Brian, Jennifer (Cory) Evans, Sarah, Melynda (Corey) Spencer; four grandchildren; a brother, LaMar, and sister,LaRue Barrus Gee.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 3, 1998 at 1 p.m. in the Oak Hills Stake Center, 925 East North Temple Drive, Provo, Utah. Friends may call Monday from 6-8 p.m. at the stake center and Tuesday from 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. prior to the services at the stake center. Burial will be in the East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery, Provo.
- Deseret News | 1 March 1998
Dr. Barrus distinguished himself as a conductor of symphony music. He conducted the Minneapolis civic Orchestras and the Minnesota Youth Symphony, BYU Philharmonic and chamber Orchestras, and the Utah Valley Symphony. He has toured throughout the world. In 1993, he became the Chair of the Department of Music and was instrumental in establishing the School of Music at BYU, becoming it's first director.
His achievements in music are profound, but his greatest legacy is his remarkable ability to give love and genuine concern for all people. He was a tender husband, loving father and grandfather, and valued friend and teacer. Clyn has always been active in the LDS Church, serving in many callings, including bishop and high counselor. He married Marilyn Biddulph in the LDS Idaho Falls Temple on August 14, 1965. Together, they have six children.
He is survived by his wife, Marilyn; and children, David (Amy) Barrus, Laura (Robert) Lohner, Brian, Jennifer (Cory) Evans, Sarah, Melynda (Corey) Spencer; four grandchildren; a brother, LaMar, and sister,LaRue Barrus Gee.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 3, 1998 at 1 p.m. in the Oak Hills Stake Center, 925 East North Temple Drive, Provo, Utah. Friends may call Monday from 6-8 p.m. at the stake center and Tuesday from 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. prior to the services at the stake center. Burial will be in the East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery, Provo.
- Deseret News | 1 March 1998
Clyn Dee Barrus, professor of music at Brigham Young University, and well-known conductor, died on February 26, 1998 at his home in Provo, Utah, from cancer. He was born March 3, 1943 in Rexburg, Idaho, a son of Ruth and LaMar Barrus. He fulfilled an honorable LDS mission to Austria from 1963-1965. He studied viola at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, and later, at the Vienna Academy of Music in Vienna, Austria, culminating in a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree at the University of Michigan in 1970. He has had a remarkable and distinguished career in music, serving as principal violist with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra (1966-1967) and the Minnesota Symphony Orchestra (1972-1985). He taught viola at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, and the University of Minnesota.
Dr. Barrus distinguished himself as a conductor of symphony music. He conducted the Minneapolis civic Orchestras and the Minnesota Youth Symphony, BYU Philharmonic and chamber Orchestras, and the Utah Valley Symphony. He has toured throughout the world. In 1993, he became the Chair of the Department of Music and was instrumental in establishing the School of Music at BYU, becoming it's first director.
His achievements in music are profound, but his greatest legacy is his remarkable ability to give love and genuine concern for all people. He was a tender husband, loving father and grandfather, and valued friend and teacer. Clyn has always been active in the LDS Church, serving in many callings, including bishop and high counselor. He married Marilyn Biddulph in the LDS Idaho Falls Temple on August 14, 1965. Together, they have six children.
He is survived by his wife, Marilyn; and children, David (Amy) Barrus, Laura (Robert) Lohner, Brian, Jennifer (Cory) Evans, Sarah, Melynda (Corey) Spencer; four grandchildren; a brother, LaMar, and sister,LaRue Barrus Gee.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 3, 1998 at 1 p.m. in the Oak Hills Stake Center, 925 East North Temple Drive, Provo, Utah. Friends may call Monday from 6-8 p.m. at the stake center and Tuesday from 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. prior to the services at the stake center. Burial will be in the East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery, Provo.
- Deseret News | 1 March 1998
Dr. Barrus distinguished himself as a conductor of symphony music. He conducted the Minneapolis civic Orchestras and the Minnesota Youth Symphony, BYU Philharmonic and chamber Orchestras, and the Utah Valley Symphony. He has toured throughout the world. In 1993, he became the Chair of the Department of Music and was instrumental in establishing the School of Music at BYU, becoming it's first director.
His achievements in music are profound, but his greatest legacy is his remarkable ability to give love and genuine concern for all people. He was a tender husband, loving father and grandfather, and valued friend and teacer. Clyn has always been active in the LDS Church, serving in many callings, including bishop and high counselor. He married Marilyn Biddulph in the LDS Idaho Falls Temple on August 14, 1965. Together, they have six children.
He is survived by his wife, Marilyn; and children, David (Amy) Barrus, Laura (Robert) Lohner, Brian, Jennifer (Cory) Evans, Sarah, Melynda (Corey) Spencer; four grandchildren; a brother, LaMar, and sister,LaRue Barrus Gee.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 3, 1998 at 1 p.m. in the Oak Hills Stake Center, 925 East North Temple Drive, Provo, Utah. Friends may call Monday from 6-8 p.m. at the stake center and Tuesday from 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. prior to the services at the stake center. Burial will be in the East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery, Provo.
- Deseret News | 1 March 1998
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