Remembering John Beckwith
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Remembering John Beckwith
March 1927 - December 2022
A celebration of the life of the remarkably gifted and productive composer/writer/educator/administrator/provocateur John Beckwith.
The former Dean of the Faculty of Music (1970-77), John Beckwith was a distinctly original and vital voice in all aspects of music in Canada, contributing over 160 compositions, and a large number of books and articles over the course of his 75-year career. Soundstreams’ Choir 21, directed by David Fallis, will perform John Beckwith’s Sharon Fragments, which was inspired by the Sharon Temple in Newmarket. John Beckwith and Soundstreams AD Lawrence Cherney worked closely together for all 13 seasons of Music at Sharon, a nationally broadcast summer festival taking place in the Sharon Temple 1981-1993.
Friends, colleagues, and family will pay tribute in music and words.
Tuesday, February 28, 7:30pm
Performances include:
Soundstreams' Choir 21, New Music Concerts Ensemble, Opus 8, members of the Faculty of Music Opera Department, and soprano Monica Whicher.
Presented by:
The University of Toronto, Faculty of Music
Friends and Family of John Beckwith
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