UBC celebrates composer’s 90th birthday

  • Event: Celebration of composer Jean Coulthard’s 90th
    birthday and gift of
    manuscripts to the university
  • Date: Tuesday, Feb. 10, 1998
  • Time: 4-6 p.m.
  • Place: Room 502, Main Library, UBC campus
  • Parking: Parking is available in the North Parkade on
    Student Union Boulevard. Enter at Gate 2 off Wesbrook Mall.

The University of British Columbia welcomes composer Jean Coulthard
back to campus Feb. 10 to celebrate her 90th birthday and recognize
her gift of music manuscripts and recordings to the university.

An advocate, educator and composer, Coulthard is a major contributor
to Canadian culture. She has written more than 350 works in virtually
all musical genres and is one of UBC’s most distinguished former
faculty members.

Coulthard joined the newly created UBC Dept. of Music in 1947 and
remained on staff as a senior instructor and lecturer until her
retirement 1973.

The valuable collection she is giving to the university includes
correspondence, family photographs, press clippings and original
manuscripts of her compositions as well as published and unpublished
sound recordings of performances of her work.

UBC Chancellor William Sauder, President Martha Piper, University
Librarian Catherine Quinlan and guests from the music community
will be on hand for the celebration.

Please note that although the media are invited to attend, this
is a private function.

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