Victor Feldbrill

by Pitman, Walter

• ISBN13: 9781554887682
• ISBN10: 1554887682
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781459721630
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-11-01
• Publisher: Dundurn Pr Ltd

Summary

Victor Feldbrillis an account of the life and cultural contribution of one of Canada's most talented conductors. Born in 1924, he made his Toronto Symphony conducting debut at 18. He went on to become the artistic director of the Winnipeg Symphony, a conductor with the Toronto Symphony, and a guest conductor of virtually every major symphony orchestra in Canada. Feldbrill was also the first conductor-in-residence at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Music from 1968 to 1982. However, what really set Feldbrill apart was his limitless enthusiasm and support of Canadian music and young musicians, as well as his insistence on playing the music of Canadian composers despite the reluctance of some orchestral managers and the initial opposition of audiences at the time. In doing so he reached out to young people and trained many to take their places as members of Canadian orchestras from coast to coast.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 9
Acknowledgements	p. 13
Beginnings	p. 16
The Harbord Collegiate Experience	p. 34
The Navy Show	p. 57
Abroad	p. 73
The Last Hurrah	p. 89
The War and Zelda Mann	p. 109
Transition	p. 129
Becoming a Conductor-A Work in Progress	p. 145
Building a Reputation	p. 165
The Road to Winnipeg	p. 182
The Halcyon Years	p. 197
"I Should Have Left!"	p. 221
Louis Riel and the World of Opera	p. 245
Inspiring the Young	p. 267
Toronto - A Return	p. 285
Have Baton, Will Travel	p. 309
An Invitation to Japan	p. 327
The Far East	p. 340
Assisting Canadian Orchestras	p. 355
Celebration, Despair, and Retrospection	p. 381
Notes	p. 405
Index	p. 423
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