Frances Adaskin
| Frances Adaskin | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Frances Alice Marr |
| Born |
August 23, 1900 Ridgetown, Ontario, Canada |
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Died |
March 8, 2001 (aged 100) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Pianist |
| Instruments | Piano |
Frances Marr Adaskin, CM (August 23, 1900 – March 8, 2001) was a Canadian pianist.
Biography
Adaskin was born Frances Alice Marr in Ridgetown, Ontario. She was the daughter of Del and Eunice Marr and the eldest of three siblings.[1] She began playing the piano at an early age under the direction of Whitney Scherer.[1] She also studied at the Alma College (St. Thomas, Ontario) under Thomas Martin and eventually in Toronto at the Conservatory of Music under Paul Wells.[1]
In 1923, her first engagement as a professional accompanist was with violinist Harry Adaskin.[1] She married him in 1926.[2] She travelled with her husband, until 1938, on tour of North America and Europe with the Hart House String Quartet.[1]
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 Many of her works were published in Saturday Night Magazine throughout the 1940s.[note 1][1] She also completed her unpublished memoirs, titled Fran's Scrapbook: A Talking Dream.[note 2]
National Honours
Adaskin received the Order of China honour on December 15, 1976.[3] 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]
Adaskin died in Vancouver on March 8, 2001.[2]
References
- Notes
- Citations
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Frances Marr Adaskin fonds". University of British Columbia. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- 1 2 Dorenfeld, Joanne; Nygaard King, Betty. "Frances Marr Adaskin". The Encyclopedia of Music in Canada. The Historica Dominion Institute. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- 1 2 The Right Honourable Jules Léger PC, CC, OMM, CD (18 December 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). Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ↑ Governor General of Canada. "Frances M. Adaskin, C.M.". Ottawa: Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved 9 January 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.