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| name = Frances Adaskin
| name = Frances Adaskin
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| image = Frances Marr Adaskin (pianist).png
| alt = Photograph of a woman with dark, slicked-back hair, looking to her right. She is wearing a dark jacket and white bow tie.
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| caption = Frances Adaskin (1934)
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| birth_name = Frances Alice Marr
| birth_name = Frances Alice Marr
| birth_place = [[Ridgetown, Ontario]], Canada
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1900|08|23}}
| birth_place = [[Ridgetown, Ontario]], Canada
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| death_place = [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], Canada
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1900|08|23}}
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2001|03|08|1900|08|23}}
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| death_place = [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], Canada
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| occupation = Musician, entertainment writer
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2001|03|08|1900|08|23}}
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| instrument = Piano
| spouse = Harry Adaskin (1926-April 7, 1994; his death)
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| occupation = Musician, entertainment writer
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'''Frances Alice Adaskin''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CM}} (née Marr; August 23, 1900{{dash}}March 8, 2001)<ref name="canadianencyclopedia.com" /> was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[pianist]].
'''Frances Alice Adaskin''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CM}} (née Marr; August 23, 1900{{dash}}March 8, 2001)<ref name="canadianencyclopedia.com" /> was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[pianist]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
Adaskin was born '''Frances Alice Marr''' in [[Ridgetown, Ontario]]. She was the daughter of Del and Eunice Marr and the eldest of three siblings. She also began playing the piano at an early age under the direction of Whitney Scherer.<ref name="library.ubc.ca"/> She studied at the [[Alma College (St. Thomas, Ontario)|Alma College]] and, later, at the [[Conservatory of Music]] under [[Paul Wells (musician)|Paul Wells]].<ref name="library.ubc.ca"/>
Adaskin was born '''Frances Alice Marr''' in [[Ridgetown, Ontario]]. She was the daughter of Del and Eunice Marr and the eldest of three siblings. She also began playing the piano at an early age under the direction of Whitney Scherer.<ref name="library.ubc.ca"/> She studied at the [[Alma College (St. Thomas, Ontario)|Alma College]] and, later, at the [[Toronto Conservatory of Music]] under [[Paul Wells (musician)|Paul Wells]].<ref name="library.ubc.ca"/>


In 1923, her first engagement as a professional accompanist was with violinist [[Harry Adaskin]] (died April 7, 1994).<ref name="library.ubc.ca"/> They became a duo and wed in 1926.<ref name="canadianencyclopedia.com"/> The couple travelled until 1938 on tour of North America and Europe with the Hart House String Quartet.<ref name="library.ubc.ca"/>
In 1923, her first engagement as a professional accompanist was with violinist [[Harry Adaskin]] (died April 7, 1994).<ref name="library.ubc.ca"/> They became a duo and wed in 1926.<ref name="canadianencyclopedia.com"/> The couple travelled until 1938 on tour of North America and Europe with the Hart House String Quartet.<ref name="library.ubc.ca"/>
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| work = [[The Canadian Encyclopedia|The Encyclopedia of Music in Canada]]
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<ref name="gazette.gc.ca">{{cite web|url=http://gazette.gc.ca/archives/p1/1998/1998-05-16/pdf/g1-13220.pdf|title=Frances M. Adaskin » Canada Gazette Part I, Vol. 110, No. 51|author=The Right Honourable Jules Léger PC, CC, OMM, CD|author-link=Jules Léger|date=December 18, 1976|work=Canada Gazette|publisher=[[Governor General of Canada]]. [[Canada Gazette]]. [[Rideau Hall|Government House]]|location=[[Ottawa]]|page=2 (6420 [[Canada Gazette]])|format=PDF|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310221828/http://gazette.gc.ca/archives/p1/1998/1998-05-16/pdf/g1-13220.pdf|archivedate=2012-03-10|accessdate=January 9, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name="gazette.gc.ca">{{cite web|url=http://gazette.gc.ca/archives/p1/1998/1998-05-16/pdf/g1-13220.pdf|title=Frances M. Adaskin » Canada Gazette Part I, Vol. 110, No. 51|author=The Right Honourable Jules Léger PC, CC, OMM, CD|author-link=Jules Léger|date=December 18, 1976|work=Canada Gazette|publisher=[[Governor General of Canada]]. [[Canada Gazette]]. [[Rideau Hall|Government House]]|location=[[Ottawa]] |page=2 (6420 [[Canada Gazette]])|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310221828/http://gazette.gc.ca/archives/p1/1998/1998-05-16/pdf/g1-13220.pdf |archivedate=March 10, 2012|accessdate=January 9, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>


<ref name="gg.ca">{{cite web|url=http://www.gg.ca/honour.aspx?id=4&t=12&ln=Adaskin|title=Frances M. Adaskin, C.M.|author=Governor General of Canada|author-link=Governor General of Canada|publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada|location=[[Ottawa]]|accessdate=9 January 2012|quote=In recognition of a life devoted to music as accompanist of international repute and as a soloist and teacher beloved of her colleagues and pupils at the University of British Columbia, where she founded the Music Department.}}</ref>
<ref name="gg.ca">{{cite web|url=http://www.gg.ca/honour.aspx?id=4&t=12&ln=Adaskin|title=Frances M. Adaskin, C.M.|author=Governor General of Canada|author-link=Governor General of Canada|publisher=Queen's Printer for Canada|location=[[Ottawa]]|accessdate=January 9, 2012|quote=In recognition of a life devoted to music as accompanist of international repute and as a soloist and teacher beloved of her colleagues and pupils at the University of British Columbia, where she founded the Music Department.}}</ref>


<ref name="library.ubc.ca">{{cite web|url=http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=3149858|title=Frances Marr Adaskin|publisher=[[University of British Columbia]]|accessdate=January 9, 2012}}</ref>}}
<ref name="library.ubc.ca">{{cite web|url=http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=3149858|title=Frances Marr Adaskin|publisher=[[University of British Columbia]]|accessdate=January 9, 2012}}</ref>}}
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Frances Adaskin
Photograph of a woman with dark, slicked-back hair, looking to her right. She is wearing a dark jacket and white bow tie.
Frances Adaskin (1934)
Background information
Birth nameFrances Alice Marr
Born(1900-08-23)August 23, 1900
Ridgetown, Ontario, Canada
DiedMarch 8, 2001(2001-03-08) (aged 100)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation(s)Musician, entertainment writer
InstrumentPiano

Frances Alice Adaskin, CM (née Marr; August 23, 1900 – March 8, 2001)[1] was a Canadian pianist.

Biography

Adaskin was born Frances Alice Marr in Ridgetown, Ontario. She was the daughter of Del and Eunice Marr and the eldest of three siblings. She also began playing the piano at an early age under the direction of Whitney Scherer.[2] She studied at the Alma College and, later, at the Toronto Conservatory of Music under Paul Wells.[2]

In 1923, her first engagement as a professional accompanist was with violinist Harry Adaskin (died April 7, 1994).[2] They became a duo and wed in 1926.[1] The couple travelled until 1938 on tour of North America and Europe with the Hart House String Quartet.[2]

Adaskin was also an entertainment writer (mostly of short stories). Many of her works were published in Saturday Night Magazine throughout the 1940s.[note 1][2] She also completed her unpublished memoirs, titled Fran's Scrapbook: A Talking Dream.[note 2]

National Honours

Adaskin received the Order of Canada honour on December 15, 1976. It was awarded for "...a life devoted to music as accompanist of international repute and as a soloist and teacher..."[3] She was invested as a Member on April 29, 1977.[4]

Death

Frances Adaskin died in Vancouver on March 8, 2001, aged 100.[1]

References

Notes
  1. ^ It is unclear what publication of Saturday Night Adaskin was published in the 1940s.
  2. ^ Fran's Scrapbook: A Talking Dream her autobiographical book of memoirs remain unpublished as at 2002.[1]
Citations
  1. ^ a b c Dorenfeld, Joanne; Nygaard King, Betty. "Frances Marr Adaskin". The Encyclopedia of Music in Canada. The Historica Dominion Institute. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Frances Marr Adaskin". University of British Columbia. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
  3. ^ The Right Honourable Jules Léger PC, CC, OMM, CD (December 18, 1976). "Frances M. Adaskin » Canada Gazette Part I, Vol. 110, No. 51" (PDF). Canada Gazette. Ottawa: Governor General of Canada. Canada Gazette. Government House. p. 2 (6420 Canada Gazette). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 10, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Governor General of Canada. "Frances M. Adaskin, C.M." Ottawa: Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved January 9, 2012. In recognition of a life devoted to music as accompanist of international repute and as a soloist and teacher beloved of her colleagues and pupils at the University of British Columbia, where she founded the Music Department.
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