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Joel Krosnick. 1941 -15th. April 2025. Excellent and fearless cellist.

Lifelong support of contemporary music.

A luminium.

aLUminium.

Colin Tilney, 1933 – 17th. December 2024. Master Harpsichordist.

Scarlatti in Canada.

Rohan de Saram, 1939-29th. September, 2024. British and Sri Lankan cellist, specialist in performance of contemporary music.

A fine and fearless cellist.

Heather Guild(nee Rutherford), 1935 – Jan.27 2025. Scottish musician.

Prominent Edinburgh Flautist and teacher who laced wisdom with humour.

Kazuyoshi Akiyama, 1941 – January 26th 2025. A conductor for all seasons.

Musician and a Gentleman.

Norma Beecroft. 1934 – October 19th, 2024. Innovative Canadian Composer.

Electronic music pioneer.

Leif Segerstam, 1944- 9 Oct, 2024, Finnish Conductor, composer, violinist, pianist, teacher.

Larger than life, prodigious musician.

Doug Sparkes, Bass Trombonist, died Sept.6th.’24

Staunch member of the VSO Brass section for 42 years and influential teacher.

Alexander Goehr, composer, 1932 -26 August,’24. In search of a new tonality.

Alexander, son of the conductor Walter Goehr, a former Schoenberg student, rejected atonality and created a modern tonality during his career, suitable for his generation.

Hung, Drawn and Cultured

Joel Krosnick. 1941 -15th. April 2025. Excellent and fearless cellist.

Lifelong support of contemporary music.

A luminium.

aLUminium.

Colin Tilney, 1933 – 17th. December 2024. Master Harpsichordist.

Scarlatti in Canada.

Rohan de Saram, 1939-29th. September, 2024. British and Sri Lankan cellist, specialist in performance of contemporary music.

A fine and fearless cellist.

Heather Guild(nee Rutherford), 1935 – Jan.27 2025. Scottish musician.

Prominent Edinburgh Flautist and teacher who laced wisdom with humour.

Kazuyoshi Akiyama, 1941 – January 26th 2025. A conductor for all seasons.

Musician and a Gentleman.

Norma Beecroft. 1934 – October 19th, 2024. Innovative Canadian Composer.

Electronic music pioneer.

Leif Segerstam, 1944- 9 Oct, 2024, Finnish Conductor, composer, violinist, pianist, teacher.

Larger than life, prodigious musician.

Doug Sparkes, Bass Trombonist, died Sept.6th.’24

Staunch member of the VSO Brass section for 42 years and influential teacher.

Alexander Goehr, composer, 1932 -26 August,’24. In search of a new tonality.

Alexander, son of the conductor Walter Goehr, a former Schoenberg student, rejected atonality and created a modern tonality during his career, suitable for his generation.