Friends, family to honour Maureen Forrester with Stratford tribute Friends, family to honour Maureen Forrester

For a woman in the '50s to have a family and a career and stay in Canada to promote Canadian composers, to wear Canadian fashions, and then (her) outreach to northern communities and small communities all across Canada ... these are things that can't be taken for granted. The tribute will...

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Published inThe Canadian Press
Main Author Patch, Nick
Format Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published Toronto Canadian Press Enterprises Inc 10.07.2011
Subjects
Musical performances
Musicians & conductors
Northern communities
Toronto, Ontario
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Summary:For a woman in the '50s to have a family and a career and stay in Canada to promote Canadian composers, to wear Canadian fashions, and then (her) outreach to northern communities and small communities all across Canada ... these are things that can't be taken for granted. The tribute will include video excerpts of memorable moments from Forrester's career, personal reflections from friends, family and peers, and performances from a cluster of talents associated with or influenced by Forrester, including Kimberly Barber, Allyson McHardy, Catherine Robbin, Krisztina Szabo, Jean Stilwell and Mary Lou Fallis.