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Christopher Gunning, 1944- 25th March, 2023. A composer for all seasons.
A composer happy with orchestras and electronics, also a critic and a conductor.
James Bowman CBE. 1941-27th.March 2023. Countertenor with a commanding voice and stage presence.
Defined the role of countertenor voice in early and contemporary music.
Jocelyn Morlock, 1969- March 28th 2023.Fine Canadian composer, a national treasure.
Those who the Gods love..
Jerold Gerbrecht, 1935-March 25th 2023. Prominent Vancouver musician.
Established the VAM as a notable centre for music education in Canada.
Malcolm Tait,21 January 1931 -December 25 2022. Prominent Canadian cellist.
A musician for all time zones.
Lynn Seymour,CBE, 8 March 1939 – 7 March 2023. Great dramatic Ballerina.
From Wainwright,Alberta, raised in Vancouver, on to London and World fame.
George Zukerman, OC. OBC. 1927- 1st. Feb.2023. The mover and shaker for classical music in BC and beyond for seventy years.
Imaginative and indefatigable Bassoonist and Impresario.
Fay Weldon,CBE. 1931 – 4 January 2023. Contrarian and prolific writer.
” If that was dying, I don’t want to do it again”.(f.w.)
Ken Moore,1944- January 13,2023. Vancouver Timpanist and Percussionist.
A genial colleague with a very musicianly sense of humour.
Angelo Badalamenti, 1937-December 11th,2022. American film composer and arranger.
Hung, Drawn and Cultured 