Phyllis Holtby
Phyllis Margaret Holtby (born December 10, 1906 in Winnipeg , † March 21, 1993 ibid) was a Canadian pianist, harpsichordist and music teacher.
Holtby studied in Winnipeg with Bernard Naylor and Eva Clare , with Sigismond Stojowski and Ernest Hutcheson in New York and with Frank Mannheimer in Duluth and took harpsichord lessons with Father Clayton Barcley in her hometown . She has appeared as a soloist with the CBC Winnipeg Orchestra , the Duluth Symphony Orchestra and the Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra , and gave piano and harpsichord concerts at the Women's Musical Club and Wednesday Morning Musicale and the CBC until the mid-1980s .
She has given guest lectures at the University of North Dakota and served as an examiner at the University of Manitoba . The YMCA-YWCA of Winnipeg named her Manitoba Woman of the Year for Art in 1988. Her numerous students included Scott Baker , Gerald Death , Thelma Harper , Peggy Kennedy , Kevin Kowal , Arlene Powell , Margaret Randell , Rupert Ross , Tom Stevenson, and June Stinson .
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| SURNAME | Holtby, Phyllis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Holtby, Phyllis Margaret (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian pianist, harpsichordist and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 10, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Winnipeg |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 21, 1993 |
| Place of death | Winnipeg |