Frances Adaskin

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Frances Adaskin
Ridgetown, Ontario, Canada
DiedMarch 8, 2001(2001-03-08) (aged 100)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation(s)Musician, entertainment writer
Instrument(s)Piano

Frances Alice Adaskin, CM (née Marr; August 23, 1900 – March 8, 2001)[1] was a Canadian pianist.

Biography

Adaskin was born Frances Alice Marr in

Toronto Conservatory of Music under Paul Wells.[2]

In 1923, her first engagement as a professional accompanist was with violinist Harry Adaskin (died April 7, 1994).[2] They became a duo and wed in 1926.[1] The couple travelled until 1938 on tour of North America and Europe with the Hart House String Quartet.[2]

Adaskin was also an entertainment writer (mostly of short stories). Many of her works were published in Saturday Night Magazine throughout the 1940s.[note 1][2] She also completed her unpublished memoirs, titled Fran's Scrapbook: A Talking Dream.[note 2]

National Honours

Adaskin received the Order of Canada honour on December 15, 1976. It was awarded for "...a life devoted to music as accompanist of international repute and as a soloist and teacher..."[3] She was invested as a Member on April 29, 1977.[4]

Death

Frances Adaskin died in Vancouver on March 8, 2001, aged 100.[1]

References

Notes
  1. ^ It is unclear what publication of Saturday Night Adaskin was published in the 1940s.
  2. ^ Fran's Scrapbook: A Talking Dream her autobiographical book of memoirs remain unpublished as at 2002.[1]
Citations
  1. ^ a b c Dorenfeld, Joanne; Nygaard King, Betty. "Frances Marr Adaskin".
    The Historica Dominion Institute
    . Retrieved January 9, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Frances Marr Adaskin". University of British Columbia. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
  3. ^ The Right Honourable Jules Léger PC, CC, OMM, CD (December 18, 1976). "Frances M. Adaskin » Canada Gazette Part I, Vol. 110, No. 51" (PDF). Canada Gazette. Ottawa: Governor General of Canada. Canada Gazette. Government House. p. 2 (6420 Canada Gazette). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 10, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Governor General of Canada. "Frances M. Adaskin, C.M." Ottawa: Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved January 9, 2012. In recognition of a life devoted to music as accompanist of international repute and as a soloist and teacher beloved of her colleagues and pupils at the University of British Columbia, where she founded the Music Department.