John Arpin
John Arpin (born December 3, 1936 in Port McNicoll, Ontario , † November 8, 2007 ) was a Canadian composer , pianist , musician , arranger and entertainer .
Act
Arpin was at the time of his death as a virtuoso Ragtime - pianist . He trained at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto , graduated at the age of 16, and went to the University of Toronto . Arpin recorded more than sixty albums, mostly ragtime, but also Broadway music, pop music and European classical music . He has been nominated three times for the Juno Prize, which is awarded for outstanding shows in Canadian music. In June 1998 he won the Scott Joplin Award from the Scott Joplin Foundation, Sedalia, Missouri.
Statements from experts about Arpin
The late ragtime great Eubie Blake referred to John Arpin as "the Chopin of ragtime" and The New York Times referred to him as the "judge of ragtime" (alluding to Svyatoslav Richter ). High Fidelity magazine wrote about one of his albums, “This is the best recorded collection of piano rags that I know of and is, I suspect, the most authentically performed.” (“This is the best collection of records of piano rags that I know, and I assume, the most authentic that has ever been recorded. ")
Compositions
Noteworthy among his own compositions is "Jogging Along" (a themed piece for the demanding CBC (Canadian radio) program Morningside).
He also composed the theme for the Children's Ontario TV Shows , Polka Dot Door and Polka Dot Shorts, and writes the music for the shows.
Arpin composed the themes for various Canadian TV shows in the 1960s. His Lyric Suite for Piano, Strings and Percussion won first prize among 450 entries for the Yamaha Second International Original Concert in Tokyo . He also arranged music for various Canadian music recordings.
Web links
- John Arpin ( English, French ) In: Encyclopedia of Music in Canada . published by The Canadian Encyclopedia . 26th August 2019.
- John Arpin in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sheri Levine, The Ottawa Citizen; Saturday November 10, 2007
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Arpin, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian composer, pianist, musician, arranger and entertainer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 3, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Port McNicoll , Ontario |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 8, 2007 |