Welcome to the digital compliment for the “Celebrating Women in Music” launch event. The materials highlighted at the event include items from the Ann Southam fonds and the Ina Dennekamp fonds along with materials from the library collection at the Paul D. Fleck Archive at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. This space is a place to share parts of the collection with Canadians and beyond.
Ann Southam (1937-2010) was a Canadian composer and music teacher best known for her minimalist style. In 1952, she began her studies in composition, which was nurtured by a summer spent at the Banff School of Fine Arts (now Banff Centre). Southam was then accepted into the Royal Conservatory where she developed an interest in electronic composition from her mentor Professor Samuel Dolin, who later introduced her to Patricia Beatty and the world of modern dance. In 1968, Southam became the Toronto Dance Theatre's Composer-in-Residence, writing over thirty compositions for their performances.
As one of Canada's first major women composers, Southam quietly funded many new initiatives, performances, and projects by women composers and artists. She was founding member, first president (1980-1988) and later honorary president of the Association of Canadian Women composers (ACWC).
In 2010, Southam was inducted into the Order of Canada "for her contributions as one of Canada's prominent women composers, known for electronic, acoustic and orchestral works, and as a philanthropist and committed volunteer".
Ina Dennekamp (1950- ) was a Canadian pianist, music teacher and piano tuner. She also had a career as a radio broadcaster on CFRO-FM where she produced a weekly program entitled "Women of Note" which focused on the life and works of women in music throughout the world and included live and recorded music, interviews, historical documentaries and news. In 1988, she received a Canada Council Explorations Grant to produce a radio documentary in which Dennekamp interviewed numerous female musicians and composers from across the country.
Dennekamp also held positions in a number of professional associations, including Coordinator of the BC Chapter of the Association of Canadian Women Composers and most notably as founder and president of the Society of Women in Music. Women in Music was created as "a resource and education organization that aims to increase the contribution and recognition of women in all aspects of music".
Contents of this path:
12018-01-12T10:59:46-08:00Angelique Roy65634f5e5c72111611b1e9fc809526a07fc69a7dAbout the Project26Details about how the project came to beplain2018-01-25T10:06:17-08:00Amy Scarlett816d0867932811f13eeb054fc7eee86086211e0c
12018-01-18T11:09:36-08:00Amy Scarlett816d0867932811f13eeb054fc7eee86086211e0cAbout the Practicum Participants7plain2018-01-24T15:58:12-08:00Amy Scarlett816d0867932811f13eeb054fc7eee86086211e0c
12018-01-12T11:04:30-08:00Angelique Roy65634f5e5c72111611b1e9fc809526a07fc69a7dAcquiring the Collections10Ann Southam & Ina Dennekampplain2018-01-24T15:37:37-08:00Amy Scarlett816d0867932811f13eeb054fc7eee86086211e0c
12018-01-12T11:06:07-08:00Angelique Roy65634f5e5c72111611b1e9fc809526a07fc69a7dCelebrating Women in Music: Launch Event 201823plain2019-03-06T17:14:02-08:00Amy Scarlett816d0867932811f13eeb054fc7eee86086211e0c
12018-01-12T11:10:12-08:00Angelique Roy65634f5e5c72111611b1e9fc809526a07fc69a7dRóisín Adams: Banff Musician in Residence 201721plain2019-03-06T15:38:51-08:00Amy Scarlett816d0867932811f13eeb054fc7eee86086211e0c
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12018-01-25T09:39:04-08:00Dedication for "Three Quiet Songs" by Ann Southam1media/IMG_3802.JPGplain2018-01-25T09:39:06-08:002018012414204920180124142049Microsoft Windows Photo Viewer 6.1.7600.16385
12018-01-23T13:51:10-08:00Ann Southam Interview with Ina Dennekamp Side A1Part one of Ann Southam's interview with Ina Dennekamp for the radio documentary "The History of Canadian Women Composers" on May 12, 1988.plain2018-01-23T13:51:10-08:00SoundCloud2018/01/23 21:44:47 +0000388105013Banff Centre Library and Archivesall-rights-reserved
12018-01-23T13:51:10-08:00Ann Southam interview with Ina Dennekamp Side B1Part two of Ann Southam's interview with Ina Dennekamp for the radio documentary "The History of Canadian Women Composers" on May 12, 1988.plain2018-01-23T13:51:10-08:00SoundCloud2018/01/23 21:44:42 +0000388105010Banff Centre Library and Archivesall-rights-reserved