Gordon Wry
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Gordon Wry (1910 - 1985) va ser un tenor i director d'orquestra canadenc. La seva veu es conserva en un grapat d'enregistraments realitzats amb el pianista Glenn Gould. Nascut a Saint John, a New Brunswick, Wry va estudiar cant amb el reconegut contralt Nellie Smith i teoria de la música amb Healey Willan al Conservatori de Música de Toronto. Va ser un dels membres originals dels "Festival Singers of Canada" i va servir per animar Elmer Iseler a formar aquest cor. Va actuar amb aquest conjunt durant els anys cinquanta, seixanta i setanta. També va treballar com a agent canadenc de G. & Co. durant la dècada de 1950.
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Gordon Wry (1910–1985) was a Canadian tenor and conductor. His voice is preserved on a handful of recordings made with pianist Glenn Gould. Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Wry studied singing with renowned contralto and music theory with Healey Willan at the Toronto Conservatory of Music. He was one of the original members of the Festival Singers of Canada and was instrumental in encouraging Elmer Iseler to form that choir. He performed with that ensemble during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He also worked as G. Ricordi & Co.'s Canadian agent during the 1950s.
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Gordon Wry
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Gordon Wry (1910 - 1985) va ser un tenor i director d'orquestra canadenc. La seva veu es conserva en un grapat d'enregistraments realitzats amb el pianista Glenn Gould. Nascut a Saint John, a New Brunswick, Wry va estudiar cant amb el reconegut contralt Nellie Smith i teoria de la música amb Healey Willan al Conservatori de Música de Toronto. Va ser un dels membres originals dels "Festival Singers of Canada" i va servir per animar Elmer Iseler a formar aquest cor. Va actuar amb aquest conjunt durant els anys cinquanta, seixanta i setanta. També va treballar com a agent canadenc de G. & Co. durant la dècada de 1950. Wry va actuar amb la Companyia de l'Òpera canadenca durant els seus primers anys i va ser tenor lider amb la Companyia de l'Òpera CBC entre 1949 i 1953. Va interpretar sobretot el paper de Bob Boles en l'estrena canadenca de Peter Grimes de Benjamin Britten per a l'obertura de la segona temporada de la CBC Opera Company amb William Morton en el paper principal, Edmund Hockridge com a capità Balstrode, Frances James com Ellen Orford i Eric Tredwell com a Oreneta. La producció va rebre el premi al Millor Programa de Música al Concurs de Premis de Ràdio Canadà (1950).Nancy McGregor. "Companyia d'òpera CBC". L'enciclopèdia canadenca. Arxivat des de l'original el 06/06/2011. El 1954 va retratar el paper principal a l'estrena mundial de The Prodigal Son de al "Forest Hill Collegiate Auditorium de Toronto". Wry va ensenyar durant molts anys a la facultat del Massey College de la Universitat de Toronto on va fundar i dirigir els Massey College Singers.
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Gordon Wry (1910–1985) was a Canadian tenor and conductor. His voice is preserved on a handful of recordings made with pianist Glenn Gould. Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Wry studied singing with renowned contralto and music theory with Healey Willan at the Toronto Conservatory of Music. He was one of the original members of the Festival Singers of Canada and was instrumental in encouraging Elmer Iseler to form that choir. He performed with that ensemble during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He also worked as G. Ricordi & Co.'s Canadian agent during the 1950s. Wry performed with the Canadian Opera Company during its early years and was a leading tenor with the from 1949–1953. He notably portrayed the role of Bob Boles in the Canadian premiere of Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes for the opening of the CBC Opera Company's second season with William Morton in the title role, Edmund Hockridge as Captain Balstrode, Frances James as Ellen Orford, and as Swallow. The production was awarded the Best Music Program prize at the 1950 Canadian Radio Awards Competition. In 1954 he portrayed the title role in the world premiere of Frederick Jacobi's The Prodigal Son at the Forest Hill Collegiate Auditorium in Toronto. Wry taught for many years on the faculty of Massey College at the University of Toronto where he founded and conducted the Massey College Singers.
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