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Jean Jacques Sempé, 1932-11th August 2022. Fine graphic artist, illustrator and cartoonist.

Mirth and Music.

Bramwell Tovey. 1953 – 12th.July 2022. Conductor, Composer, Communicator.

A generous, witty man who contributed so much to the Vancouver musical scene and evidently enjoyed doing it.

Simon Preston, CBE 1938-May 13th 2022. Great British Organist.

Internationally acclaimed Artist.

Owen Swindale, 1927-2021. Gifted musician.

Wrote the standard textbook on 16th century polyphony.

Sir Harrison Birtwistle.CH 1934-April 18,2022.

Great English modernist composer.

Boris Brott ,OC,OOnt. 1944-APRIL 5,2022.

Prominent Canadian conductor and music communicator.

Joseph Horovitz 1926-Feb.9th.2022. Versatile,Austrian-British composer.

Inventive, witty and prolific composer in all genres.

Francis Jackson 1917-Jan.10 2022. Organist at York Minster for 37 years.

Music for a long while.

Bernard Haitink,1929-21 Oct.2021. Eloquent, refined Conductor.

Music first, always.

Mikis Theodorakis 1925-2 Sept.2021.

Prominent Greek composer, prolific output of classical forms often using Greek folkstyle. known also as a political firebrand.

Hung, Drawn and Cultured

Jean Jacques Sempé, 1932-11th August 2022. Fine graphic artist, illustrator and cartoonist.

Mirth and Music.

Bramwell Tovey. 1953 – 12th.July 2022. Conductor, Composer, Communicator.

A generous, witty man who contributed so much to the Vancouver musical scene and evidently enjoyed doing it.

Simon Preston, CBE 1938-May 13th 2022. Great British Organist.

Internationally acclaimed Artist.

Owen Swindale, 1927-2021. Gifted musician.

Wrote the standard textbook on 16th century polyphony.

Sir Harrison Birtwistle.CH 1934-April 18,2022.

Great English modernist composer.

Boris Brott ,OC,OOnt. 1944-APRIL 5,2022.

Prominent Canadian conductor and music communicator.

Joseph Horovitz 1926-Feb.9th.2022. Versatile,Austrian-British composer.

Inventive, witty and prolific composer in all genres.

Francis Jackson 1917-Jan.10 2022. Organist at York Minster for 37 years.

Music for a long while.

Bernard Haitink,1929-21 Oct.2021. Eloquent, refined Conductor.

Music first, always.

Mikis Theodorakis 1925-2 Sept.2021.

Prominent Greek composer, prolific output of classical forms often using Greek folkstyle. known also as a political firebrand.