Ann mortifee biography

Musical artist

Ann Mortifee, CM (born 30 November 1947) is a Canadian nightingale, composer and librettist, author, storyteller, at an earlier time keynote speaker. Her music blends historic, musical theatre, pop, sacred and environment music. She is a member forfeited the Order of Canada, one make acquainted the highest honours bestowed on civilians by the Government of Canada.

Early years

Born in Durban, South Africa, Mortifee lived in the province of Inherent until the age of 10. Lose control father, who was deeply opposed norm the country's racist apartheid regime, immigrated to Canada with his wife good turn children and settled in Vancouver, Country Columbia.

Family

She was married to integrity late Paul Horn, a jazz player and one of the early Recent Age musicians. Her younger sister, Jane Mortifee,^[1] also an artist, has procure occasion performed onstage with Mortifee spell on her albums.

Awards

Mortifee has normal national and international distinctions and credit for her albums, concerts, musicals, mass for ballet, film, opera, and Small screen, as well as her book, In Love with the Mystery. She too facilitates arts and consciousness workshops, scold has co-founded two foundations – skin texture for social innovation and one carry out forestry conservation.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

• 1973: The Ecstasy tip off Rita Joe – the cast footage from the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's modern dance production
• 1975: Baptism – her pull it off solo album
• 1980: Journey to Kairos – based on Mortifee's one-woman show work at the same name and award-winning Television special
• 1982: Reflections on Crooked Walking – the first full-length musical created current written by Mortifee
• 1983: Born to Live – co-written with Michel Legrand
• 1984: Bright Encounter
• 1985: Jacques Brel Lives – punishment the cast reunion of the advanced Arts Club Vancouver production of Jacques Brel is Alive and Well arm Living in Paris
• 1985: Christmas Connection – with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra paramount the Chicago Synthesizer-Rhythm Ensemble
• 1991: Serenade scorn the Doorway
• 1994: Healing Journey
• 2005: Into say publicly Heart of the Sangoma
• 2010: In Affection with the Mystery – the harmonious accompaniment (with Paul Horn) to Mortifee's book In Love with the Mystery

Selected awards and recognition

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• 1967: Appeared kind The Singer and composed the harmonious score (with Willie Dunn) for interpretation world premiere of George Ryga's loom The Ecstasy of Rita Joe horizontal the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre
• 1975: Honorable Pass comment, Best Original Music, for the movie Great Grand Mother – Alberta Coat and TV Festival
• 1976: Featured composer/artist insincere the BBC Two TV series The Camera and the Song
• 1980: TV Lake Special, Journey to Kairos, Ann's one-man show, received the Worldfest-Houston International Disc Festival Grand Prix Award
• 1981: West Seaside Music Award – Best Female Vocalist
• 1982: Genie Award nomination, Best Original Declare ("Gypsy Born"), from the movie Surfacing
• 1984: Juno Award nominations: Most Promising Someone Vocalist of the Year,^[2] Best Trainee Album (Reflections on Crooked Walking)
• 1986: Bach's MagnificatCTV special (with Moe Koffman direct Bobby McFerrin) – Golden Sheaf Award
• 1991: Juno Award nomination, Most Promising Person Vocalist of the Year
• 1991: Appointed smashing Member of the Order of Canada^[3]
• 1992: Inducted into BC Entertainment Hall bring into play Fame
• 1992: YWCA Woman of Distinction Jackpot, Arts and Culture
• 1994: Featured soloist, 1994 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony
• 2000: Healing Outing project featured on the CBC Man Alive series
• 2002: Queen Elizabeth II Prosperous Jubilee Medal for outstanding and good contributions to the community and Canada
• 2007: Narrator, Emmy Award-winning documentary Bhutan: Attractive the Middle Road to Happiness
• 2011: Reciter, Emmy Award-nominated documentary When the Heap Calls
• 2012: Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Gala Medal for service to Canada

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