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ELMER ISELER Choral Visionary... a biography by Walter Pitman, O.C., O.On.
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Winner of 2010 National Choral Awards
for
OUTSTANDING CHORAL PUBLICATION
Awarded at
PODIUM 2010, Canada's Choral
Conference in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, May 20-23, 2010. |
Dr. Elmer Iseler. O.C., O.On. (1927 - 1998) Founder: Festival Singers of Canada 1954 Elmer Iseler Singers 1978 33 years Conductor - Toronto Mendelssohn Choir 1964-1997  | Thanks to the pioneering efforts of Dr. Dr. Elmer Iseler, our founder, Canada is now a world leader in choral music. His vision for and commitment to Canadian music and the Canadian composer paved the way for all existing professional and amateur choirs in Canada today. The results of his steady and tireless effort to give the professional choral artist and the professional choral conductor a recognized national identity are apparent throughout Canada. | Walter Pitman writes: “...rarely, if ever, has there been a single musician who changed the performance of an entire genre of music across an entire nation... in his relentless pursuit of excellence in choral presentation.” |
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