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Piano man: Toronto composer and conductor Gary Kulesha is reflected in the lid of his grand piano
Piano man: Toronto composer and conductor Gary Kulesha is reflected in the lid of his grand piano

Piano man: Toronto composer and conductor Gary Kulesha is reflected in the lid of his grand piano

Date6/11/1988
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0060737F
Grand piano may need repair, and his garret studio may be comfortless, but that's the way composer Lubomyr Melnyk wants it. [Incomplete]
Grand piano may need repair, and his garret studio may be comfortless, but that's the way composer Lubomyr Melnyk wants it. [Incomplete]
5/18/1976
Gary and Don Sevier restore a grand piano at Robert Lowrey's Piano Experts
Gary and Don Sevier restore a grand piano at Robert Lowrey's Piano Experts
11/21/1991
Caring craftsman: Mahogany woodwork on a turn-of-the-century grand piano is restored by Gary Sevier
Caring craftsman: Mahogany woodwork on a turn-of-the-century grand piano is restored by Gary Sevier
2/15/1988
Taking a bow last night at Massey Hall at the spring music festival of Toronto schools, choir conductor Harvey Perrin leans across the piano as pianis(...)
Taking a bow last night at Massey Hall at the spring music festival of Toronto schools, choir conductor Harvey Perrin leans across the piano as pianis(...)
5/20/1970
Oskar Morawetz sits at the piano at which he composed a harp concerto that will be given its world premiere at the Guelph Spring Festival. A composer (...)
Oskar Morawetz sits at the piano at which he composed a harp concerto that will be given its world premiere at the Guelph Spring Festival. A composer (...)
4/6/1976
Kulesha, Gary
Kulesha, Gary
6/11/1988
Over-size drama: Above, floor lamp in George Bartello's living room is the largest in the world. Designed by Gaetano Pesce, it's eight feet tall and weighs over 500 pounds. Bartello, above, had it flown from Italy to stand over his grand piano.
Over-size drama: Above, floor lamp in George Bartello's living room is the largest in the world. Designed by Gaetano Pesce, it's eight feet tall and weighs over 500 pounds. Bartello, above, had it flown from Italy to stand over his grand piano.
11/2/1982
Blind Piano Tuner Bill Metcalfe, 70, tunes a grand piano at Bishop Strachan School
Blind Piano Tuner Bill Metcalfe, 70, tunes a grand piano at Bishop Strachan School
1/12/1973
Vand now: At 42, famed singer Vanda King sits contentedly at a grand piano at her Etobicoke piano restoration business
Vand now: At 42, famed singer Vanda King sits contentedly at a grand piano at her Etobicoke piano restoration business
8/22/1965
Hot composer: Srul Irving Glick, choral conductor of the Beth Tikvah choir for 18 years and the synagogue's resident composer, is known for his choral work on the theme of peace
Hot composer: Srul Irving Glick, choral conductor of the Beth Tikvah choir for 18 years and the synagogue's resident composer, is known for his choral work on the theme of peace
2/1/1987
Calgary bound, Toronto conductor-composer Alex Pauk will debut his new work at the Olympic arts Festival in Calgary this weekend while conducting the Esprit Orchestra
Calgary bound, Toronto conductor-composer Alex Pauk will debut his new work at the Olympic arts Festival in Calgary this weekend while conducting the Esprit Orchestra
2/9/1988
Piano teacher Boris Berlin, 78, has taught some 1,000 students at the Royal Conservatory of Music and reached hundreds of thousands more through his piano books, which have sold 4 million copies. 'A person will love music if he understands it,' he believes.
Piano teacher Boris Berlin, 78, has taught some 1,000 students at the Royal Conservatory of Music and reached hundreds of thousands more through his piano books, which have sold 4 million copies. 'A person will love music if he understands it,' he believes.
6/21/1985