Louis Applebaum: A Passion for CultureCanadian 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. |
Contents
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Chapter Five Returning Home | 75 |
Chapter Six The Stratford Miracle | 99 |
Chapter Seven Return to Stratford | 117 |
Chapter Eight On the Road with Gilbert and Sullivan | 135 |
Chapter Nine Television Beckons | 153 |
Chapter Thirteen The Composers Champion | 217 |
Chapter Fourteen A Troubled Arts Council | 237 |
Chapter Fifteen Cultural Czar | 259 |
Chapter Sixteen A Cultural Policy for a Nation | 285 |
Achievement and Disappointment | 305 |
Chapter Eighteen Aftermath and Renewal | 329 |
Chapter Nineteen I want to be remembered as a composer | 355 |
Chapter Twenty The Sage | 385 |
Chapter Ten The Making of a Culture | 171 |
Chapter Eleven A Performing Arts Centre for a Nation | 185 |
Chapter Twelve A Venture Into the Market | 201 |
Notes | 405 |
Acknowledgements | 497 |
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