Description

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Canadian composer Louis Applebaum devoted his life to the cultural awakening of his native land, and this magnificent obsession drove him to become a founder of the Canadian League of Composers and the Canadian Music Centre. He was an instrumental figure in the early development of the National Film Board, the Stratford Festival, and the National Art Centre in Ottawa. For nearly half a century he composed music for the Stratford Festival, television, radio, and films. This illustrated biography explores the man who was beloved by his fellow artists and the icon to whom every Canadian, knowingly or not, is indebted.

About the Author

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Walter Pitman has been a member of the House of Commons and the Ontario Legislature, as well as President of Ryerson University and Director of the Ontario Arts Council. His public service has earned him honourary degrees from McGill, York, Brock, and Trent Universities, as well as Trinity College.

Praise For…

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"this is a richly detailed biography that reviews Applebaum's many, varied and always significant contributions to his craft, his fellow musicians and his country."

"Seen from an Ottawa perpspective, his story marks out the difference between what we take for granted today and what we sorely lacked before he [Louis Applebaum] came along and willed his vision into being. In that sense, Pitman's book is required reading." -Craig MacInnis, The Ottawa Citizen, January 26, 2003