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Victor Martens Musical Celebration of Life
March 14, 2019
Print | PDFThe Laurier community is invited to a musical celebration of the life of Victor Martens on Monday, May 20th at 2 p.m. at The Church of St. John the Evangelist in Kitchener. A reception will follow in the Parish Hall.
Victor Martens, an award-winning professor at Laurier for 37 years, passed away this past November in his 87th year.
Martens was an award-winning professor at Laurier for 37 years, beginning in 1969, and was a powerful influence in both vocal pedagogy and performance around the world. He is credited with starting Laurier’s voice program, growing the reputation of the Faculty of Music and coaching hundreds of students, many of whom have gone on to sing on the most important stages of the world.
Performers include:
- Penderecki String Quartet
- Jane Archibald ‘99
- Leslie De’Ath
- James Mason
- Julie Baumgartel
- Amy Hamilton
- Keith Atkinson
- Margaret Kvamme
- Howard Dyck conducting a chamber choir of former students