R. Murray Schafer

R. Murray Schafer

male, 76 years old (sarnia, Canada)
German Canadian, World Soundscape Project, The Tuning of the World, Raymond Murray Schafer, Glenn Gould Prize, acoustic ecology…university of toronto, royalconservatoryofmusic, royal, Music and Communications
R. Murray Schafer is Canada's pre-eminent composer and is known throughout the world. In an era of specialization, R. Murray Schafer has shown...
Alberto Guerrero

Alberto Guerrero

male, deceased (1959)
Canadian of Chilean descent, immigrant to Canada, Toronto Conservatory of Music, Santiago, Chile, Chilean-canadians, From toronto…royalconservatoryofmusic
Alberto Guerrero (February 6 1886 - November 7 1959) was a Chilean-Canadian composer, pianist, and teacher, perhaps now best remembered as a mentor...
Healey Willan

Healey Willan

male, deceased (1968)
Evangelical, evangelicalism, liturgy, band, Religious music, From Balham…Order of Canada, Coronation of the British monarch, Member of The Arts and Letters Club of Toronto, Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Chamber music
Healey Willan, CC (October 12, 1880 - February 16, 1968) was a Canadian organist and composer. He composed more than 800 works including operas,...
Jeanne Lamon

Jeanne Lamon

female
Classical violinist, Conductor, Hermann Krebbers, Tafelmusik Orchestra, Tafelmusik, Concertgebouw Orchestra…royalconservatoryofmusic, university of toronto
Jeanne Lamon, violinist and conductor, born in New York, USA, was raised in New York State, and began studying the violin at the age of seven....
Angela Hewitt

Angela Hewitt

female, 51 years old
Magione, obe, Royal Conservatory in Toronto, From Ottawa, umbria, From toronto…university of ottawa, royalconservatoryofmusic, Officer of the Order of Canada, Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Angela Hewitt OBE(born July 26, 1958) is a Canadian classical pianist. She also holds British nationality through her father, Godfrey, who was the...
Jon Vickers

Jon Vickers

male, 83 years old
From Prince Albert, Doctor of Music, Opera Singer, Heldentenor, Wagnerian, D.Mus.…royal opera house, royalconservatoryofmusic, Companion of the Order of Canada, Order of Canada, Wagner Society of America
Jon S. Vickers, CC, D.Mus. is a Canadian tenor. Born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, he was the sixth in a family of eight children. In 1950, he...
Phil Nimmons

Phil Nimmons

male, 86 years old
Canadian jazz clarinetist, Progressive big band bandleader, Bebop clarinetist, Swing clarinetist, Jazz composer, Order of Ontario…Juno Award for Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year, Juno Awards of 1976, Order of Canada, juilliard school of music, Officer of the Order of Canada
Phillip Rista (Phil) Nimmons, O.C. (born June 3, 1923) is a Canadian jazz clarinetist, composer, bandleader, and academic. Born in Kamloops,...
Amanda Marshall

Amanda Marshall

female, 37 years old
Caribbean-Canadian, biracial, caucasian, Queen Street West, Columbia Records, rock…pop music, royalconservatoryofmusic, rock music
Amanda Marshall (born August 29, 1972 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian pop-rock singer. Marshall studied music extensively in childhood,...