Trudi Le Caine
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Trudi Le Caine, CM (née Gertrude Janowski, 1911 – September 5, 1999) was an arts patron involved with local and national arts initiatives in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Born in
Though she had no children of her own, she made children's music education one of her causes, helping establish the Ottawa Children's Concerts in 1946 and later becoming a proponent of the Orff Approach (Orff Schulwerk, also called Music for Children) in music education in the Ottawa area. LeCaine also taught French at Broadview Public School in Ottawa. She also convinced the National Capital Commission to open the Rideau Canal during the winter for skating, which has now become famous as the world's longest skating rink.
In her honour, the Community Foundation of Ottawa-Carleton maintains the Trudi LeCaine Fund.
She was close to 50 when she married Hugh Le Caine, Canadian physicist and pioneer electronic musician.
References
- "Trudi Le Caine". Rare Spirits by Jerry Grey, Sponsored by the Council for the Arts in Ottawa. Retrieved May 2, 2006.
- Trudi's Order of Canada citation
- "Trudi Le Caine Collection at the National Library of Canada". Music Archives at the National Library of Canada. Retrieved May 2, 2006.
External links
- The Victor Tolgesy Arts Award
- Carl Orff Canada Music for Children
- Hugh and Trudi Le Caine fonds[permanent dead link] at Queen’s University Archives
- Trudi Le Caine fonds at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
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