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    Rick Wilkins

    Wilkins, Rick (Herbert Richard). Arranger, composer, conductor, tenor saxophonist, b Hamilton, Ont, 1 Feb 1937. After early experience as a saxophonist and/or arranger with the dance bands of Jack Ryan (El Morocco, Hamilton) and Gav Morton (Brant Inn, Burlington), he moved in 1957 to Toronto.

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    Ricky Hyslop

    Hyslop, Ricky (John Richmond). Violinist, conductor, composer, arranger, b Vancouver 26 Apr 1915, d Toronto 2 Jun 1998.

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    RIDEAU

    RIDEAU (Réseau indépendant des diffuseurs d'événements artistiques unis/Independent Network of United Distributors of Artistic Events). Established in Quebec City in 1978 under the name of Réseau Accès, this association adopted the name RIDEAU in 1983.

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    Rika Maniates

    Maria Rika Maniates. Musicologist, born Toronto 30 Mar 1937, died there 20 Oct 2011; ARCT 1958, BA (Toronto) 1960, MA (Columbia) 1962, PH D (Columbia) 1965.

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    Riki Turofsky

    Riki Turofsky. Soprano, broadcaster, video producer, b Toronto, 20 Feb 1944. She began studies with the British Columbia Opera Ensemble, making her debut in 1967 in its touring production of Hansel and Gretel.

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    Rina Lasnier

    Rina Lasnier, poet (born 6 August 1910 in St-Grégoire d'Iberville, Québec; died 9 May 1997 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec). She studied at the Collège Marguerite Bourgeoys, Montréal, and at the Université de Montréal.

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    Rita Chiarelli

    Rita Chiarelli. Singer, guitarist, songwriter, b Hamilton, Ont, 1950 or 1954? By 15, Rita Chiarelli was singing blues with a local Hamilton band; after high school, she toured with Battleaxe, her nine-piece rhythm-and-blues band.

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    Rita Joe

    Rita Joe (née Rita Bernard), PC, CM, Mi’kmaq poet (born 15 March 1932 in Whycocomagh, NS; died 20 March 2007 in Sydney, NS). Often referred to as the poet laureate of the Mi’kmaq people, Rita Joe wrote powerful poetry that spoke about Indigenous identity and the legacy of residential schools in Canada. Her works continue to influence Indigenous and non-Indigenous writers and artists alike.

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    Rita Lafontaine

    Rita Lafontaine, OC, OQ, actor (born 8 June 1939 in Trois-Rivières, QC; died 4 April 2016 in Montréal). 

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    Rita Letendre

    Rita Letendre, painter, printmaker (b at Drummondville, Qué 1 Nov 1928). After study at the École des beaux-arts de Montréal, Letendre was influenced by Paul-Émile BORDUAS and the AUTOMATISTES. In 1962 she travelled in western Europe and Israel.

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    Rita MacNeil

    Rita MacNeil, CM, ONS, singer, songwriter (born 28 May 1944 in Big Pond, NS; died 16 April 2013 in Big Pond, NS). Rita MacNeil was a soft-spoken, independent singer-songwriter in the folk, pop and country genres. Her passionate, resonant voice sang with both strength and fragility about overcoming adversity, earning her the loyalty of mainstream pop and country audiences in Canada and abroad. One of several Nova Scotian singers who brought the Cape Breton music scene to national and international prominence in the 1980s and 1990s, she was the top-selling country artist in Canada in 1990 and 1991, outselling such American stars as Garth Brooks and Clint Black. She released 24 albums and received three Juno Awards, four Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) Awards, a Gemini Award, and 11 East Coast Music Awards. She was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame and named to the Order of Nova Scotia and the Order of Canada. 

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    Rita MacNeil

    Rita MacNeil. Singer, songwriter, born Big Pond, Cape Breton, NS, 28 May 1944, died there 16 April 2013; honorary D LITT (New Brunswick) 1988, honorary D LITT (St Mary's) 1989, honorary LL D (St Francis Xavier) 1993, honorary D LITT (Mount Saint Vincent) 1993, honorary D LITT (University College of Cape Breton) 1994. 

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    Rita Wong

    Rita Wong, poet, educator (born at Calgary, Alta 1968). Rita Wong grew up in Calgary. In 1990 she graduated from the UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY with a BA.

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    Rivka Golani

    Rivka Golani has made major contributions to the advancement of viola technique, and has been a source of inspiration to other players and to composers who have been motivated to write specifically for the instrument. More than 200 works have been written for Golani, including 30 concertos.

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    Rivka Golani

    Rivka Golani (formerly m Erdesz). Violist, visual artist (born 22 March 1946 in Tel Aviv, Israel; naturalized Canadian 1983). She began violin lessons at seven and became a pupil of Alexander Moskowsky at 18. 

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