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Ernest Seitz
Ernest Joseph Seitz (29 February 189210 September 1978) was a Canadian composer, songwriter, pianist, and music educator. He published some of his work under the pseudonym "Raymond Roberts" because he did not wish to be associated with popular music. His most famous work is ''The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise'', which he co-wrote with Gene Lockhart. Some of his other notable songs include ''Laddie Boy'' (1932), ''When Moonbeams Softly Fall'' (1935), and ''The Sky's the Limit'' (1943). He retired from performance in 1945 and from teaching in 1946. For the rest of his life he served as president of his family's business, an automobile dealership in Toronto. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in London in 1954, and on 18 July 1984, Toronto acquired a piece of parkland which was dedicated by Ms. Seitz, naming it ''Sunrise'' after Ernest's most famous work. Life Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Seitz received his first musical training from A. S. Vogt in Toronto from 1903 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Seitz
Ernest Joseph Seitz (29 February 189210 September 1978) was a Canadian composer, songwriter, pianist, and music educator. He published some of his work under the pseudonym "Raymond Roberts" because he did not wish to be associated with popular music. His most famous work is ''The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise'', which he co-wrote with Gene Lockhart. Some of his other notable songs include ''Laddie Boy'' (1932), ''When Moonbeams Softly Fall'' (1935), and ''The Sky's the Limit'' (1943). He retired from performance in 1945 and from teaching in 1946. For the rest of his life he served as president of his family's business, an automobile dealership in Toronto. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in London in 1954, and on 18 July 1984, Toronto acquired a piece of parkland which was dedicated by Ms. Seitz, naming it ''Sunrise'' after Ernest's most famous work. Life Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Seitz received his first musical training from A. S. Vogt in Toronto from 1903 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Royal Conservatory Of Music
The Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM), branded as The Royal Conservatory, is a non-profit music education institution and performance venue headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1886 by Edward Fisher as The Toronto Conservatory of Music. In 1947, King George VI incorporated the organization through royal charter. Its Toronto home was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1995, in recognition of the institution's influence on music education in Canada. Tim Price is the current Chair of the Board, and Peter Simon is the President. History Early history The conservatory was founded in 1886 as The Toronto Conservatory of Music and opened in September 1887, located on two floors above a music store at the corner of Dundas Street (Wilton Street) and Yonge Street (at today's Yonge Dundas Square). Its founder Edward Fisher was a young organist born in the United States. The conservatory became the first institution of its kind in Canada: a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massey Hall
Massey Hall is a performing arts theatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Opened in 1894, it is known for its outstanding acoustics and was the long-time hall of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. An intimate theatre, it was originally designed to seat 3,500 patrons, but after extensive renovations in the 1940s, it now seats up to 2,765. It has an extensive history of concerts by artists of many musical genres which continues today. Massey Hall was a gift to the people of Toronto from industrialist Hart Massey. Massey Hall was designated a National Historic Site of Canada on June 15, 1981. The hall closed in July 2018 for a two-year-long renovation including a new seven-storey addition and two smaller concert rooms. It re-opened in 2021. It is operated by The Corporation of Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall, a non-profit charitable organization. It is located at the intersection of Shuter and Victoria Streets, just east of Yonge Street, in downtown Toronto. History The idea of Masse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) is a Canadian orchestra based in Toronto, Ontario. Founded in 1906, the TSO gave regular concerts at Massey Hall until 1982, and since then has performed at Roy Thomson Hall. The TSO also manages the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra (TSYO). The TSO's most recent music director was Peter Oundjian, from 2004 to 2018. Sir Andrew Davis, conductor laureate of the TSO, has most recently served as the orchestra's interim artistic director. Gustavo Gimeno is music director of the TSO, since the 2020–2021 season. History The TSO was founded in 1922 as the New Symphony Orchestra, and gave its first concert at Massey Hall in April 1923 with 58 musicians. The first conductor was Luigi von Kunits, and that season there were twenty concerts, as well as a performance at a spring festival.Vyhnak, Carola. "Birth of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra". ''Toronto Star'', 14 June 2015, page A12. In the summer of 1924, the symphony performed at the Canadian Nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorne Watson
Lorne is a given name and place name especially popular in Canada, due to the Marquess of Lorne, who was Governor General of Canada (1878–1883). Lorne may refer to: People Given name *Lorne Anderson (1931–1984), Canadian hockey player * Lorne Atkinson (1921–2010) Canadian cyclist *Lorne Babiuk (born 1946), Canadian scientist *Lorne Balfe, composer *Lorne Bonnell (1923–2006), Canadian politician *Lorne Calvert (born 1952), Canadian politician *Lorne Campbell (other) *Lorne Cardinal (born 1964), Canadian actor *Lorne Carr (1910–2007), Canadian hockey player *Lorne Chabot (1900–1946), Canadian hockey player *Lorne Clarke (judge) (1928–2016), Canadian judge *Lorne Clarke (singer), Canadian singer-songwriter & concert promoter * Lorne Currie (1871–1926), British sailor *Lorne Davis (1930–2007), Canadian hockey player and scout *Lorne Duguid (1910–1981), Canadian hockey player * Lorne Elias, Canadian chemist and inventor *Lorne Elliott (born 1974), Canadian co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Peaker
Charles Peaker (6 December 1899 – 11 August 1978), born in England, was a Canadian organist, choirmaster and academic. Life Peaker was born in Derby in England; aged 13 he moved to Saskatoon, Canada. From the age of 19 he studied in Toronto under Ernest Seitz, Healey Willan and Ernest MacMillan."Peaker, Charles" The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 1 May 2020. From 1926 to 1944 he was organist and choirmaster successively of churches in , Rosedale and Deer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Packer
Harold may refer to: People * Harold (given name), including a list of persons and fictional characters with the name * Harold (surname), surname in the English language * András Arató, known in meme culture as "Hide the Pain Harold" Arts and entertainment * ''Harold'' (film), a 2008 comedy film * ''Harold'', an 1876 poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson * ''Harold, the Last of the Saxons'', an 1848 book by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton * ''Harold or the Norman Conquest'', an opera by Frederic Cowen * ''Harold'', an 1885 opera by Eduard Nápravník * Harold, a character from the cartoon ''The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy'' *Harold & Kumar, a US movie; Harold/Harry is the main actor in the show. Places ;In the United States * Alpine, Los Angeles County, California, an erstwhile settlement that was also known as Harold * Harold, Florida, an unincorporated community * Harold, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Harold, Missouri, an unincorporated community ;E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earle Moss
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Earle may refer to: * Earle (given name) * Earle (surname) Places * Earle, Arkansas, a city in Crittenden County, Arkansas, US * Earle, Indiana, an unincorporated town in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, US * Earle, Northumberland, a settlement in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England * Naval Weapons Station Earle, a US Navy base on Sandy Hook Bay in New Jersey See also * * Earl * Earles (other) Earles may refer to: * Earles, Kentucky *'' Betty Earles'', a boat built in 1913 People with the name Earles *H. Clay Earles (1913-1999), American NASCAR promoter *Jason Earles (born 1977), American actor * Pat Earles (born 1955), English footballe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelmo Melecci
Adelmo is a masculine Spanish and Italian given name. People named Adelmo include: * Adelmo Bulgarelli (born 1932), Italian wrestler * Adelmo Paris (born 1954), Italian footballer * Adelmo Prenna Adelmo Prenna (born 27 May 1930 – 14 December 2008) was an Italian professional football player and coach. He played for 6 seasons (128 games, 37 goals) in the Serie A for A.S. Roma, SPAL 1907 and Calcio Catania. He holds the records for mo ... (1930–2008), Italian footballer {{given name Italian masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Malcolm
Scott may refer to: Places Canada * Scott, Quebec, municipality in the Nouvelle-Beauce regional municipality in Quebec * Scott, Saskatchewan, a town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380 * Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98, Saskatchewan United States * Scott, Arkansas * Scott, Georgia * Scott, Indiana * Scott, Louisiana * Scott, Missouri * Scott, New York * Scott, Ohio * Scott, Wisconsin (other) (several places) * Fort Scott, Kansas * Great Scott Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota * Scott Air Force Base, Illinois * Scott City, Kansas * Scott City, Missouri * Scott County (other) (various states) * Scott Mountain, a mountain in Oregon * Scott River, in California * Scott Township (other) (several places) Elsewhere * 876 Scott, minor planet orbiting the Sun * Scott (crater), a lunar impact crater near the south pole of the Moon *Scott Conservation Park, a protected area in South Australia People * Scott (surname), including a list ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reginald Godden
Reginald is a masculine given name in the English language. Etymology and history The meaning of Reginald is “King". The name is derived from the Latin ''Reginaldus'', which has been influenced by the Latin word ''regina'', meaning "queen". This Latin name is a Latinisation of a Germanic language name. This Germanic name is composed of two elements: the first ''ragin'', meaning "advice", "counsel", "decision"; the second element is ''wald'', meaning "rule", "ruler". The Old German form of the name is ''Raginald''; Old French forms are ''Reinald'' and ''Reynaud''. Forms of this Germanic name were first brought to the British Isles by Scandinavians, in the form of the Old Norse ''Rögnvaldr''. This name was later reinforced by the arrival of the Normans in the 11th century, in the Norman forms ''Reinald'' and ''Reynaud''. which cited: for the surname "Reynold". The Latin ''Reginaldus'' was used as a Latin form of cognate names, such as the Old Norse ''Rögnvaldr'', and the Gae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muriel Gidley
Muriel may refer to: Places *Muriel de Zapardiel, a municipality in the province of Valladolid, Spain *Muriel, Zimbabwe, a settlement *Muriel Lake, British Columbia, Canada *Muriel Lake (Alberta), Canada *Muriel Peak, a summit in California People *Muriel (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with this name *Alma Muriel (1951–2013), Mexican actress *Luis Muriel (born 1991), Colombian footballer Other uses * 2982 Muriel, an asteroid * Muriel (angel), in Christianity * ''Muriel ou Le temps d'un retour'' (''Muriel, or The Time of Return''), a 1963 French film * "Muriel", a song by Tom Waits on his 1977 album ''Foreign Affairs'' * ''Muriel'', a trawler built in 1907 * Cyclone Maggie/Muriel (1971), in the Indian Ocean * ''Muriel's Wedding ''Muriel's Wedding'' is a 1994 Australian comedy-drama film written and directed by P.J. Hogan. The film, which stars Toni Collette, Rachel Griffiths, Jeanie Drynan, Sophie Lee, and Bill Hunter, focuses on the soci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
