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    Ivan Romanoff

    Ivan Romanoff (b Pezhuk). Conductor, violinist, arranger, composer, b Toronto, of Ukrainian parents, 8 Mar 1914, d Toronto, 14 Mar 1997. He played in a mandolin orchestra as a boy and studied violin at the TCM with Alexander Chuhaldin, Chris Dafeff, Broadus Farmer, and Kathleen Parlow.

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    Iwan Edwards

    Iwan Edwards. Choral conductor, orchestral conductor (born 5 October 1937 in Wales; died 4 March 2022 in Lachine, QC). B MUS (University College of Wales) 1961. Listening to the London Symphony Orchestra and directing choirs in his youth inspired Iwan Edwards to pursue a career in music. He completed an undergraduate degree in violin at the University of Wales in 1961 and was subsequently offered a scholarship in orchestral conducting at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music (London). He declined the scholarship, dedicating himself instead to professional teaching and directing.

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    Izaak Walton Killam

    Izaak Walton Killam, financier, philanthropist (born 23 July 1885 in Yarmouth, NS; died 5 August 1955 near Grande-Cascapédia, QC). Killam amassed a large fortune investing in power utilities, pulp and paper and other industries. His wife, Dorothy Johnston Killam, grew the wealth she inherited after his death. The couple left many millions of dollars to Canadian institutions. About half the funding that established the Canada Council for the Arts came from inheritance taxes on Izaak Killam's death. The Killams also endowed the Killam Prizes and Killam Research Fellowships for scholars in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, health sciences and engineering.

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    Izzy Asper (Profile)

    Izzy Asper, who describes himself as a former intravenous martini taker, is enjoying the curious gastronomic convergence of a glass of red wine and a sorbet of some indescribable flavor, the origins of which are made more difficult to discern by the Craven A that Asper is concurrently smoking.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on February 19, 1996

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    J.-Alexandre Gilbert

    (Joseph) J.-Alexandre Gilbert. Violinist, teacher, b Quebec City 8 Sep 1867, d there 5 Jan 1950; honorary D MUS (Laval) 1922. Gilbert began his musical studies at the Collège de Lévis and with A.E.

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    J. Chalmers Doane

    J. (John) Chalmers Doane. Educator, administrator, ukulele player, string bassist, b Truro, NS, 3 Nov 1938; B MUS ED (Boston) 1967, honorary DFA (St. Mary's) 2003. He graduated in 1961 from Nova Scotia Teachers' College and later studied string methods with George Bornoff at Boston U.

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    J. Churchill Arlidge

    J. (Joseph) Churchill Arlidge. Flutist, organist, teacher, composer, b Stratford-on-Avon, Eng, 17 Mar 1849, d Toronto 22 Jan 1913.

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    J. Ferris Loth

    J. (John) Ferris Loth. Teacher, editor, b Milverton, near Kitchener, Ont, 3 Jun 1908, d Kitchener 29 Jan 1972.

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    J.-G. Yon

    Yon, J.-G. (Joseph-Georges). Publisher, music dealer, b Montreal 25 Jan 1857, d there 11 May 1945.

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    Jean-Josaphat Gagnier

    J.-J. (Jean-Josaphat) Gagnier. Conductor, composer, clarinetist, bassoonist, pianist, administrator, teacher, b Montreal 2 Dec 1885, d there 16 Sep 1949; D MUS (Montreal) 1934.

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    J.-J. Goulet

    J.-J. (Joseph-Jean) Goulet. Violinist, conductor, bandmaster, teacher, b Liège 22 Feb 1870, naturalized Canadian 1938, d Montreal 8 Jul 1951; premier prix solfège, theory, harmony (Liège Conservatoire) 1884, premier prix violin, chamber music (Liège Conservatoire) 1889.

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    J. Leonce Bernard

    Léonce Bernard's strong support of the co-operative movement, both provincially and nationally, began before his entry into politics. He served as president of the Conseil de la Coopération de l'Î-P-É and as president and treasurer of the Conseil canadien de la Cooperation.

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    J. O. LaMadeleine

    J. (Joseph) O. (Ovila) LaMadeleine. Violoneux, b Valleyfield, Que, 1 May 1880, d Montreal 28 Jan 1973. He took up the violin at 10 - he played the instrument left-handed - and was an accomplished fiddler when he moved in 1919 to Montreal.

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    J. Russell Harper

    J. Russell Harper, art historian (b at Caledonia, Ont 13 Apr 1914; d at Cornwall, Ont 17 Nov 1983).

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    J. Torres

    Joseph Torres (J. Torres), Filipino Canadian comic book writer (born 12 October 1969 in Manila, Philippines). Better known as J. Torres, he has written for all major North American comic book publishers. He worked on popular series like Teen Titans and Batman. In 2006, he won the Shuster Award for Outstanding Writer. His scriptwriting work has included forays into children’s magazines, books and television.

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