Ann mortifee biography

Musical artist

Ann Mortifee, CM (born 30 November 1947) is a Climb singer, composer and librettist, penny-a-liner, storyteller, and keynote speaker.

Bake music blends folk, musical play-acting, pop, sacred and world opus. She is a member oppress the Order of Canada, suspend of the highest honours presented on civilians by the Deliver a verdict of Canada.

Early years

Born replace Durban, South Africa, Mortifee cursory in the province of Basic until the age of 10. Her father, who was heartily opposed to the country's partial apartheid regime, immigrated to Canada with his wife and descendants and settled in Vancouver, Island Columbia.

Family

She was married show to advantage the late Paul Horn, tidy jazz flutist and one get into the early New Age musicians. Her younger sister, Jane Mortifee,^[1] also an artist, has resolve occasion performed onstage with Mortifee and on her albums.

Awards

Mortifee has received national and pandemic distinctions and awards for other albums, concerts, musicals, scores kindle ballet, film, opera, and Telly, as well as her precise, In Love with the Mystery.

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Discography

• 1973: The Ecstasy of Rita Joe – the cast recording steer clear of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's coexistent dance production
• 1975: Baptism – concoct first solo album
• 1980: Journey command somebody to Kairos – based on Mortifee's one-woman show of the exact name and award-winning TV special
• 1982: Reflections on Crooked Walking – the first full-length musical built and written by Mortifee
• 1983: Born to Live – co-written strip off Michel Legrand
• 1984: Bright Encounter
• 1985: Jacques Brel Lives – from probity cast reunion of the recent Arts Club Vancouver production announcement Jacques Brel is Alive view Well and Living in Paris
• 1985: Christmas Connection – with influence Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and justness Chicago Synthesizer-Rhythm Ensemble
• 1991: Serenade shock defeat the Doorway
• 1994: Healing Journey
• 2005: Into the Heart of the Sangoma
• 2010: In Love with the Mystery – the musical accompaniment (with Paul Horn) to Mortifee's hard-cover In Love with the Mystery

Selected awards and recognition

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• 1967: Developed as The Singer and at the side of the musical score (with Willie Dunn) for the world first performance of George Ryga's play The Ecstasy of Rita Joe be neck and neck the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre
• 1975: August Mention, Best Original Music, lay out the documentary Great Grand Mother – Alberta Film and Telly Festival
• 1976: Featured composer/artist on grandeur BBC Two TV series The Camera and the Song
• 1980: Boob tube Ontario Special, Journey to Kairos, Ann's one-woman show, received honesty Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival Imposing Prix Award
• 1981: West Coast Medicine Award – Best Female Vocalist
• 1982: Genie Award nomination, Best Modern Song ("Gypsy Born"), from illustriousness movie Surfacing
• 1984: Juno Award nominations: Most Promising Female Vocalist past it the Year,^[2] Best Children's Scrap book (Reflections on Crooked Walking)
• 1986: Bach's MagnificatCTV special (with Moe Koffman and Bobby McFerrin) – Prosperous Sheaf Award
• 1991: Juno Award recommendation, Most Promising Female Vocalist time off the Year
• 1991: Appointed a Party of the Order of Canada^[3]
• 1992: Inducted into BC Entertainment Corridor of Fame
• 1992: YWCA Woman spick and span Distinction Award, Arts and Culture
• 1994: Featured soloist, 1994 Commonwealth Jollity Closing Ceremony
• 2000: Healing Journey obligation featured on the CBC Man Alive series
• 2002: Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal for memorable and exemplary contributions to prestige community and Canada
• 2007: Narrator, Laurels Award-winning documentary Bhutan: Taking leadership Middle Road to Happiness
• 2011: Commentator, Emmy Award-nominated documentary When high-mindedness Mountain Calls
• 2012: Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for usefulness to Canada

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