Flags on campus are lowered in memory of Clifford Crawley, a professor emeritus in the Department of Music and then the School of Music. He died on Feb. 11 in his 87th year after a battle with cancer.

Crawley taught composition and music education at Queen’s for 20 years from 1973 to 1993. Born in England, Crawley earned Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in music from the University of Durham, as well as a Fellowship at Trinity College, London and he was an Associate of the Royal College of Music. He was a school teacher and Principal Lecturer in Music in the British College of Education before moving to Canada and Queen’s.

Considered one of Canada’s best-loved composers, Crawley moved to Newfoundland in 2002, where he continued to write works for a wide range of performers, including colleagues at Memorial University, Newfoundland traditional musicians, and local school choirs.

Along with his son and daughter, he is survived by his wife Beverley Diamond, who also taught at the Queen’s School of Music from 1975 to 1988.