Conductor, composer and arranger Howard Cable has been a leading figure in the musical life of Canada for over 60 years. In February 2000, he was inducted as a Member of the Order of Canada. He studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, with Sir Ernest MacMillan, Ettore Mazzoleni and Healey Willan. His early years were spent in radio when he succeeded Percy Faith on CBC in 1941. He composed and conducted over 1000 radio dramas and variety programs. On television, he was music director and arranger for many celebrated telecasts, including the highly popular Showtime. Mr. Cables familiarity with a broad range of repertoire has kept him in demand as an arranger/composer for the Elmer Iseler Singers, the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Sharon, Lois and Bram, The Toronto Childrens Chorus, The True North Brass and the Hannaford Street Silver Band. This has resulted in the recording of his compositions and arrangements on many record labels and performances worldwide.

His work in musical theater has led to notable collaborations. On Broadway, he arranged for Richard Rodgers, Meredith Willson and Frank Loesser, and conducted Man of La Mancha. In the entertainment world he has conducted for Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennet, Peggy Lee, Bob Hope, Victor Borge, Danny Kaye and Jim Carrey. In Canada, Mr. Cables theatrical credits include appearances as guest conductor for the National Ballet at the Banff, Shaw and Charlottetown Festivals.

His twenty-year association with the Canadian Brass has resulted in his writing over eighty compositions and arrangements. He arranged for the Canadian Brass in collaboration with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir as well as for their Lincoln Center concerts with the New York Philharmonic Brass.

In addition to his symphony engagements, projects include a CD Cable For All Seasons with Symphony Nova Scotia. The year 2001 marked the 50th Anniversary of the program Hockey Night in Canada. In honour of this occasion, Mr. Cable was commissioned by Dolores Claman, the noted composer of the theme song of Hockey Night in Canada, to commemorate this special anniversary with the scoring and publication of four arrangements of this quintessential Canadian theme.