Ted Sambell inducted into Piano Technicians Guild Hall of Fame
London Free Press: Banff Centre’s head piano technician from 1990 to 2001 is first Canadian inductee.
{ Monthly Archives }
August 2007
Satire of the Banff School of Fine Arts?
Ottawa Citizen — Mentioned in obituary of Elaine Campbell: “…she wrote her first lyrics for Take it to the Woods, an Eric Nicol satire of what was then the Banff School of Fine Arts.”
The inventory of the Eric P. Nicol collection at the UBC library (PDF) lists a finished script for a television play titled “Take to the Woods” (1955).
Luke Azevedo joins Calgary Economic Development
Calgary Herald: He joins CED August 26 as new business development manager, from his position as director of the creative electronic department and acting director of literary arts at The Banff Centre.
Anton Kuerti wins Banff’s National Arts Award
CBC: “The musician, composer and teacher is a faculty member and frequent guest pianist at the Banff Centre, the arts and conference centre set in the Rockies.”
Ball makes weekend wondrous
The Calgary Sun: “The perfect way to ease into normalcy post Stampede simply has to be the annual Banff Midsummer Ball Weekend.” Includes list of attendees.
Frobisher sails on new voyage
Calgary Herald:
“According to librettist John Murrell, the Banff Centre re-fit of Frobisher — the flagship show of the 2007 Banff Summer Arts Festival — represents a dramatic change from what some have considered a listing and slightly creaky operatic vessel after watching it sail into Calgary on its maiden voyage earlier this year.”