Category: Inductees

Vancouver Opera was founded in 1958 by a group of visionary community leaders who, recognizing the power of opera to connect people to the universal human drama, set out to build an opera company for Vancouver. Artistic Director Irving Guttman  directed the company’s first production, Carmen, starring Nan Merriman, Richard Cassilly and Louis Quilico. It…
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Valdy, born Valdemar Horsdal in Ottawa, Canada has been part of the fabric of Canadian pop and folk music for over 35 years. A man with a thousand friends, from Newfoundland to Vancouver Island to Texas to New Zealand, he’s a singer, guitarist and songwriter who shows in his music the small but important moments that make up life.…
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WebsiteTwitter Born in California, Shari first moved to Vancouver, BC, in the early 1970’s. In all, Ulrich has released 25 albums as a solo artist and as part of various groups – which have garnered her 2 Juno Awards, and several nominations, and an induction into the British Columbia Entertainment Hall of Fame.  Shari first hit the…
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Pat Trudell appeared on many CBC Radio and Television programs including The Jack Cullen Show (Radio Special, 1954), Harmony House (1955-1956), A Hatful of Music (1960), and Come Listen Awhile (1963-1964). Pat is well remembered for his work at the Sing-a-long Lounge at the Lulu Belle on Broadway. He was also the piano player for…
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