Who’s Who

HONORARY PATRON

Evgeny Kissin
Pianist

STAFF

Dr Charles Barber, BMus (UVic). AM, DMA (Stanford)
Conductor and Artistic Director

Dr Greg Caisley, BMus (Uvic). DMA (USC)
Staff Pianist and Repetiteur

Kevin Dale McKeown
Director of Marketing and Communications
www.publicityplus.ca

Tom Durrie, BA (UC Santa Barbara). MA (Prescott). MMus (UBC)
Director of Development
www.tomdurrie.com

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Nora Kelly, President
Writer; Past President, Strathcona Residents’ Association

Harvey De Roo, Secretary
Professor of English, retired, Simon Fraser University; former editor of West Coast Review

Hazel Currie, Treasurer
Former President, Alliance for Arts and Culture; General Manager, Pacific Cinematheque; Executive Director, Granville Island Cultural Society

Douglas Berg, Director
IT advisor; Technology manager, Vancouver

Jaap Nico Hamburger, Director
Cardiologist, Vancouver General Hospital; composer; soloist degree in piano, Royal Conservatorium of Music, Amsterdam; President and CEO, Orange Music Inc., a Vancouver music production company

Janet Lea, Director
Arts Manager; former Director of Cultural Programs for British Columbia, CBC; former Area Head for Music, CBC Toronto

BOARD OF ADVISORS

Sir Charles Mackerras, CH, AC, CBE
Music Advisor

15 July 2010

Sir Charles Mackerras, 84

We deeply regret having to tell you of the passing of Sir Charles Mackerras, a great friend and mentor, and music advisor to City Opera Vancouver. I knew him for almost 20 years.

He was a wonderful, deeply musical, sweet and serious man.

I’m afraid this has been coming for some time. Just two weeks ago he and Judy moved to St John’s Wood Court in London. He had been battling a blood cancer (multiple myeloma) for some years, and was treated with thalidomide — of all things. Two years ago it began losing its effect.

He also suffered a great deal from vertigo, which greatly curtailed his ability to travel and do the work he wanted to do.

That said, he kept his humor to the end. Judy is devastated, but also a bit relieved.

Stephen R. Burri
Legal Advisor

Robert Eberle
Production Manager

Colin Miles
Canadian Music Advisor

Eleanor Sleath
Financial Advisor