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Félix R. Bertrand
Félix-R. (Routhier) Bertrand. Organist, pianist, choirmaster, composer, b Montreal 12 Oct 1909, d Moncton, NB, 28 Jul 1978; D MUS (Montreal) 1948. He was the grand-nephew of Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier, the author of the words to 'O Canada'.
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Ferdinand Griebel
Griebel, Ferdinand. Violinist, b Berlin ca.1819, d Toronto 18 Feb 1858. He came from a family of musicians and studied violin with the concertmaster of the Königstadt theatre orchestra, and also with Charles-Auguste de Bériot and Wilhelm Ernst, probably during their visits to Berlin.
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Ferdinand Herbert Marani
Ferdinand Herbert Marani, architect (b at Vancouver 8 Aug 1893; d at Toronto 18 July 1971). Marani graduated from the University of Toronto in 1920 and shortly thereafter established a practice in Toronto.
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Fernand Graton
Fernand Graton. Orchestra and vocal group conductor, choir master, teacher, (Montreal, Feb 2, 1921 - Brossard, Que, August 2, 2000). He received his early musical training from his mother and later studied violin, piano, and organ with Auguste Descarries, Georges-Émile Tanguay, and Gilberte Martin.
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Fernand Leduc
Fernand Leduc, painter (born 4 July 1916 in Viauville, QC; died 28 January 2014 in Montréal, QC). A seminarist with the Frères maristes, Fernand Leduc entered the École des beaux-arts de Montréal in 1938. After graduation in 1943, he left the church and shortly after became a member of the Contemporary Arts Society.
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Fernand Létourneau
Fernand (Wilfrid Joseph) Létourneau. Organ manufacturer and rebuilder, b St-Hyacinthe, Que, 24 Sep 1944. Initially he worked as a carpenter but an interest in organs attracted him to Casavant Frères into whose employ he entered in 1965. He stayed with the company for 14 years.
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Fernand Martel
Fernand Martel, baritone, organist, pianist (born 11 August 1919 in Quebec City; died 16 May 1995).
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Fernand Nault
Fernand-Noël Boissonneault, OC, GCQ, dancer, choreographer, teacher, director (born 27 December 1920 in Montreal, QC; died 26 December 2006 in Montreal). As resident choreographer of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal, Fernand Nault created highly theatrical ballets in an accessible, contemporary style. His honours include the Prix du Québec, the Prix Denise-Pelletier and a Governor General’s Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement. He was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and a Chevalier in the Ordre national du Québec.
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Fernand Ouellette
Fernand Ouellette, writer (b at Montréal 24 Sept 1930). Fernand Ouellette is one of the most active intellectuals of his generation. Cofounder of the journal LIBERTÉ in 1959 and a member of its editorial board, he established with Jean-Guy Pilon the Rencontre québécoise internationale des écrivains.
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Fernande Chiocchio
Fernande Chiocchio. Mezzo-soprano, pianist, teacher, b Montreal 29 May 1929; B MUS piano (Montreal) 1950. She studied piano at the École supérieure de musique de Lachine and voice 1950-5 with Pauline Donalda and Sister Rolande Ouimet. In 1951 she received the Prix Archambault.
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Fernande Saint-Martin
Fernande Saint-Martin, OC, visual arts theorist, semiologist, museologist, writer and art critic (born 28 March 1927 in Montréal, Québec).
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Ferron
Debbie Foisy (a.k.a. Ferron), singer, songwriter, guitarist (born 1 June 1952 in Toronto, ON).
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F.H. Torrington
F.H. (Frederick Herbert) Torrington. Conductor, organist, violinist, teacher, administrator, b Dudley, near Birmingham, 20 Oct 1837, d Toronto 20 Nov 1917; honorary D MUS (Toronto) 1902.
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Filmer Hubble
Filmer (Edwin) Hubble. Organist, choir conductor, teacher, adjudicator, b Dulwich, England, 12 Jan 1904, d Winnipeg 25 Nov 1969; honorary LL D (Manitoba) 1967. He moved to Winnipeg in 1921 and studied music with Hugh Ross, becoming his assistant organist at Holy Trinity Anglican Church.
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