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Joseph Maffré
Joseph Maffré. Bandmaster, teacher, fl 1840-55. He was a leading musical figure in the Montreal of his time. In 1840 he was bandmaster of the 71st regiment, a position he may have held during the entire stay in Montreal of the 71st Highland Light Infantry, 1838-52.
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Joseph-Marcel-Rodolphe Plamondon
Joseph-Marcel-Rodolphe Plamondon, tenor, teacher (b at Montréal 18 Jan 1876; d there 28 Jan 1940).
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Joseph Marshall de Brett Maréchal, 2nd Baron d'Avray
Joseph Marshall de Brett Maréchal d'Avray, 2nd Baron, educator, journalist (b at London, Eng 30 Nov 1811; d at Fredericton 26 Nov 1871).
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Joseph Masella
Joseph (Giuseppe) Masella. French hornist, teacher, b Montreal 28 Jul 1925, d Montreal (Dorval), 2 Oct 1996; premier prix french horn (CMM) 1946. After some instruction from the clarinetist Joseph Moretti, he studied at the CMM 1943-6 with Harry Berv.
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Joseph Mastrocola
Giuseppe "Joseph" Mastrocola, violinist, violist (born 19 December 1890 in Campobasso Province, Italy; died 9 October 1957 in Montreal, QC).
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Joseph Nevin Doyle
Joseph Nevin Doyle. Journalist, organist, singer, composer, b Belleville, Ont, d there 1916. Little is known about his life, but in 1895 he was city editor of the Belleville Sun.
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Joseph Pach
Joseph Pach. Violinist, b Toronto 8 Jan 1928; Artist Diploma (Toronto) 1947, honorary LL D (Saint Thomas) 1988, honorary D LITT (New Brunswick) 1993.
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Joseph Petric
Joseph Petric. Accordionist, b Guelph, Ont, 8 Oct 1952; B MUS (Queen's) 1975, M MUS (Toronto) 1977. Petric was raised in Acton, Ont; he took his first accordion lessons at the age of five.
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Joseph Piché
Joseph Piché. Organist, teacher, b Montreal 1877, d there January 1939. He was a pupil of Alexis Contant (piano), Romain-Octave Pelletier (organ and piano), and Achille Fortier (harmony).
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Joseph Quesnel
Quesnel, (Louis) Joseph (Marie). Merchant, composer, violinist, playwright, poet, actor, b St-Malo, France, 15 Nov 1746, d Montreal 3 Jul 1809. (Research by John Hare of the University of Ottawa has revealed that Quesnel's birthdate probably was 1746, not 1749 as has been assumed.
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Joe Rosenblatt
Joseph Rosenblatt, poet, artist, editor (born 26 December 1933 in Toronto, ON; died 11 March 2019 in Qualicum Beach, BC). Joe Rosenblatt was a prolific and influential poet who published 18 books of poetryand several works of fiction. According to Quill & Quire, Rosenblatt’s poetry was known for its “signature combination of formalism, syntactic wildness, bizarre and often threatening nature imagery, and an undercurrent of Jewish spiritualism.” His poetry collection Top Soil won the Governor General’s Literary Awardin 1976. Rosenblatt was also a literary consultant and an editor of literary magazines, as well as an accomplished illustratorand writing teacher.
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Joseph Rouleau
Joseph Alfred Pierre Rouleau, CC, GOQ, bass, teacher (born 28 February 1929 in Matane, QC; died 12 July 2019 in Montreal, QC). Opera singer Joseph Rouleau was renowned worldwide for his unerring theatrical sense and impressive vocal flexibility. He performed for 20 years with Covent Garden in London, where he played leading roles in more than 40 productions. In Canada, Rouleau appeared often with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the Quebec Symphony Orchestra. He premiered the role of Monseigneur Taché in Harry Somers’s Louis Riel with the Canadian Opera Company (COC) in 1967. He also commissioned and premiered Jacques Hétu’s Les Abîmes du rêve with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra in 1984, and issued a recording of songs by Félix Leclerc in 1990. Rouleau received the Prix de musique Calixa-Lavallée, the Prix Denise-Pelletier and the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement. He was made an Officer and then Companion of the Order of Canada, and an Officer and then Grand Officer of the Ordre national du Québec. He was inducted into the Canadian Opera Hall of Fame in 1992.
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Joseph Saint-Charles
Joseph Saint-Charles, painter (b at Montréal 9 June 1868; d there 26 Oct 1956). After studying under Abbé Chabert in Montréal he left for Paris, enrolling in the École des beaux-arts in 1885.
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Joseph Sánchez
Joseph Marcus Sánchez, artist, curator (born 24 February 1948 in Trinidad, Colorado, United States). In 1970, Joseph Sánchez travelled to Canada, settling in Richer, Manitoba. He became a founding member of Professional Native Indian Artists Inc., known widely as the Indian Group of Seven. Sánchez remained in Canada until 1975-76, leaving a lasting impact on the recognition and exposure of First Nations art and artists. Sánchez went on to become a community elder and political activist. He has worked as a museum director and curator for major galleries and exhibitions. His artwork has been exhibited extensively in Canada, the United States and Europe, and he has provided essays for a number of exhibition catalogues.
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Joseph Saucier
Joseph Saucier. Baritone, choirmaster, teacher, pianist, b Montreal 24 Feb 1869, d there 10 Apr 1941. He studied piano with his father, Moïse, and later with Charles-Marie Panneton and Dominique Ducharme, and first played in public at 10.
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