Margaret Ann Ireland (March23, 1928 – June20, 2018) was a pianist known in Canada and abroad in the 1950's and 1960's, and had another career in Toronto and New York as a radio producer.[1]
Ireland grew up in Toronto and began piano lessons at the age of six.[2] At the age of eight, she was awarded a scholarship to the Royal Conservatory of Music. When she was ten, she composed her musical work Pioneer Lullaby ; it was published in 1939. (The first page is in the Margaret Ann Ireland file at the Literature, Music, Performing Arts, Archives Branch, Library and Archives Canada / Government of Canada). Later, she studied with Mieczyslaw Horszowski in New York (1945-1950), Friedrich Wuehrer in Salzburg and Vienna in 1951, and Marguerite Long in Paris in 1952.[2]
She debuted in 1944 with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, receiving praise from the Toronto Globe and Mail which said her execution was imbued with musical intelligence,[3] then gave lecture recitals for CBC radio (1949-1952). In 1960, on her first tour of the USSR, the conductor of the Kharkov state orchestra described her as a high-class performer. She recalled of it the audience`s enthusiasm and that she was often asked to play Rachmaninoff`s Second Piano Concerto with orchestras on tour.[4][5]
Her New York debut took place in 1963 at Town Hall and in 1963 and 1964, she recorded three titles for Capitol Records of Canada Ltd.: Margaret Ann Ireland plays Schubert, Rachmaninoff,[6]Margaret Ann Ireland plays Villa-Lobos, Granados,[7][8] and Margaret Ann Ireland plays music of the Polish masters,[9] The Rachmaninoff works she recorded, Six Preludes from Opus 23, were said to be consistently interesting and bold.[10] She was described in 1969 as one of the classical music staples of Capitol Records.[11]
As a producer, she prepared many major music programs for radio. Her series 'Musicscope' (the CBC’s flagship series 1971-1972), received a Major Armstrong Award (Chicago, 1972). She donated several personal items to the sound and moving images section of the CBC Archives (available at https://www.cbc.ca/listen/shows/shift-nb/segment/15608307).
Ireland's portrait by Miller Brittain (1961) is in the collection of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton. In it, Brittain inserted shards of glass to indicate her flashing hands when she played.[12] In 1967, John Reeves photographed she and her family for the National Film Board of Canada and the photostory has been published on-line by the National Gallery of Canada; it is part of the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives.[13]
Referencesedit
^ abc"Margaret Ann Ireland Nagel". www.legacy.com. The Globe and Mail, Jul. 7, 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
^ ab"Margaret Ann Ireland". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
^Hector Charlesworth, "Junior Audience Won By Vivacious Program". Globe and Mail, Dec. 6, 1944.
^Russell Spurr, A Canadian Pianist wins the Russians, Ottawa Citizen, Weekend Magazine, Vol. 10, No. 24, June 25, 1960, p. 65-66.
^Margaret Ann Ireland, "The Soviet Union 1960". The Atlantic Advocate, November 1960, pp. 19-23.
^"Margaret Ann Ireland plays Schubert, Rachmaninoff". bac-lac.on.worldcat.org. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
^"Margaret Ann Plays Villa-Lobos, Granados". bac-lac.on.worldcat.org. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
^"Margaret Ann Ireland "Villa-Lobos and Granados - Margaret Ann Ireland"". www.discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
^"Margaret Ann Plays Music of the Polish Masters". bac-lac.on.worldcat.org. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
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Margaret Ann Ireland March 23 1928 June 20 2018 was a pianist known in Canada and abroad in the 1950 s and 1960 s and had another career in Toronto and New York as a radio producer 1 Margaret Ann IrelandBornMargaret Ann Ireland 1928 03 23 March 23 1928Winnipeg ManitobaDiedJune 30 2018 2018 06 30 aged 90 Saint John New Brunswick CanadaEducationRoyal Conservatory of Music where her teachers included Healey Willan and Hayunga Carman Mieczyslaw Horszowski New York 1945 1950 Friedrich Wuehrer in Salzburg and Vienna 1951 and Marguerite Long Paris 1952 Spouse s Norwood Carter d 1971 Walter Nagel d 2004 AwardsCanada 125 Medal and an honourary Doctor of Letters degree from the University of New BrunswickElectedmember of the New Brunswick Arts Board 1990 Career editIreland grew up in Toronto and began piano lessons at the age of six 2 At the age of eight she was awarded a scholarship to the Royal Conservatory of Music When she was ten she composed her musical work Pioneer Lullaby it was published in 1939 The first page is in the Margaret Ann Ireland file at the Literature Music Performing Arts Archives Branch Library and Archives Canada Government of Canada Later she studied with Mieczyslaw Horszowski in New York 1945 1950 Friedrich Wuehrer in Salzburg and Vienna in 1951 and Marguerite Long in Paris in 1952 2 She debuted in 1944 with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra receiving praise from the Toronto Globe and Mail which said her execution was imbued with musical intelligence 3 then gave lecture recitals for CBC radio 1949 1952 In 1960 on her first tour of the USSR the conductor of the Kharkov state orchestra described her as a high class performer She recalled of it the audience s enthusiasm and that she was often asked to play Rachmaninoff s Second Piano Concerto with orchestras on tour 4 5 Her New York debut took place in 1963 at Town Hall and in 1963 and 1964 she recorded three titles for Capitol Records of Canada Ltd Margaret Ann Ireland plays Schubert Rachmaninoff 6 Margaret Ann Ireland plays Villa Lobos Granados 7 8 and Margaret Ann Ireland plays music of the Polish masters 9 The Rachmaninoff works she recorded Six Preludes from Opus 23 were said to be consistently interesting and bold 10 She was described in 1969 as one of the classical music staples of Capitol Records 11 As a producer she prepared many major music programs for radio Her series Musicscope the CBC s flagship series 1971 1972 received a Major Armstrong Award Chicago 1972 She donated several personal items to the sound and moving images section of the CBC Archives available at https www cbc ca listen shows shift nb segment 15608307 Her awards included the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal and an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from the University of New Brunswick 1 After her death she asked that family and friends listen to Rachmaninoff s Vocalise Opus 34 No 14 as they remembered her 1 Ireland s portrait by Miller Brittain 1961 is in the collection of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery Fredericton In it Brittain inserted shards of glass to indicate her flashing hands when she played 12 In 1967 John Reeves photographed she and her family for the National Film Board of Canada and the photostory has been published on line by the National Gallery of Canada it is part of the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives 13 References edit a b c Margaret Ann Ireland Nagel www legacy com The Globe and Mail Jul 7 2018 Retrieved 27 December 2021 a b Margaret Ann Ireland www thecanadianencyclopedia ca Canadian Encyclopedia Retrieved 28 December 2021 Hector Charlesworth Junior Audience Won By Vivacious Program Globe and Mail Dec 6 1944 Russell Spurr A Canadian Pianist wins the Russians Ottawa Citizen Weekend Magazine Vol 10 No 24 June 25 1960 p 65 66 Margaret Ann Ireland The Soviet Union 1960 The Atlantic Advocate November 1960 pp 19 23 Margaret Ann Ireland plays Schubert Rachmaninoff bac lac on worldcat org Library and Archives Canada Retrieved 24 February 2022 Margaret Ann Plays Villa Lobos Granados bac lac on worldcat org Library and Archives Canada Retrieved 6 March 2022 Margaret Ann Ireland Villa Lobos and Granados Margaret Ann Ireland www discogs com Discogs Retrieved 28 December 2021 Margaret Ann Plays Music of the Polish Masters bac lac on worldcat org Library and Archives Canada Retrieved 6 March 2022 Oistrakh treasures re issued Ottawa Citizen Jan 4 1964 Bill Gray Capitol Canada to get more Pop acts Billboard magazine May 24 1969 vol 81 no 21 p 22 Brittain Miller Mogelson Alex 1981 Miller Brittain in Focus Toronto Simon Dresdnere pp 150 156 Retrieved 6 April 2022 Margaret Ireland photostories ca National Gallery of Canada 22 August 2017 Retrieved 28 December 2021 Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Classical music nbsp Canada Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Margaret Ann Ireland amp oldid 1217483957, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
