Thank you for sharing your music with our world. - Glen
"Professional cellist, composer, conductor and teacher Catherine Carmack has passed away.
Catherine obtained her Bachelor of Music degree from the University of British Columbia and then studied with Jacqueline de Pre in England. For the past 20 years she has performed, taught and conducted in western Canada, with several of her high school ensembles taking first place in international competition.
Catherine, who lived in North Vancouver, British Columbia, was an early advocate of the influence of music on the brain, which led to a year of postgraduate research at Cambridge University in 1993.
On 12 December 2003, at the age of 46 and after a 7-year fight against cancer, Catherine died from complications of an infection contracted during treatment. She passed away in Lions Gate Hospital, North Vancouver.
At a celebration of her life held in Vancouver on Sunday 21 December 2003, Catherine's friend and colleague, pianist Carolyn Roberts Finlay, said that if there was one word to sum up Catherine's commitment to music, it would be 'passion.''She was passionate about playing music, teaching music, and everything associated with music.' Catherine believed in the ability of music to give voice to the inner workings of the soul, Carolyn said, and was convinced 'that music was absolutely essential to everyone's spiritual wellbeing. Catherine had an extraordinary talent for not only giving people the craft of their art, but also inspiring them to create.'
Catherine is survived by her mother Mary Whybray, her father Ross Alden (formerly Murray Carmack) and her sister Elizabeth Carmack.
-from Patricia Graham's obituary of Catherine Carmack. Previously published on 19 January 2004 in Vancouver, Canada.
I remember Catherine in our school band. I think she played the clarinet and I remember her as a very competent musician with the above mentioned 'passion' for music. But what I remember most about her was her beautiful smile and gentle manner. Just a really nice person.
Yup, I remember her as well from the school band. While I struggled to blow high notes from that twisted piece of tin called a trumpet, Catherine was a smooth effortless clarinet player. I can't believe how far she excelled in the musical field. Looking back, she was a nice quiet girl, really sweet, the type us guys would overlook. What a mistake. RIP Cathy Phil
Glen Esdale
I didn't know Catherine well, but here is an excerpt from an internet site:http://grailtransformation.googlepages.com/catherinebiog
Thank you for sharing your music with our world. - Glen
"Professional cellist, composer, conductor and teacher Catherine Carmack has passed away.
Catherine obtained her Bachelor of Music degree from the University of British Columbia and then studied with Jacqueline de Pre in England. For the past 20 years she has performed, taught and conducted in western Canada, with several of her high school ensembles taking first place in international competition.
Catherine, who lived in North Vancouver, British Columbia, was an early advocate of the influence of music on the brain, which led to a year of postgraduate research at Cambridge University in 1993.
On 12 December 2003, at the age of 46 and after a 7-year fight against cancer, Catherine died from complications of an infection contracted during treatment. She passed away in Lions Gate Hospital, North Vancouver.
At a celebration of her life held in Vancouver on Sunday 21 December 2003, Catherine's friend and colleague, pianist Carolyn Roberts Finlay, said that if there was one word to sum up Catherine's commitment to music, it would be 'passion.''She was passionate about playing music, teaching music, and everything associated with music.' Catherine believed in the ability of music to give voice to the inner workings of the soul, Carolyn said, and was convinced 'that music was absolutely essential to everyone's spiritual wellbeing. Catherine had an extraordinary talent for not only giving people the craft of their art, but also inspiring them to create.'
Catherine is survived by her mother Mary Whybray, her father Ross Alden (formerly Murray Carmack) and her sister Elizabeth Carmack.
-from Patricia Graham's obituary of Catherine Carmack. Previously published on 19 January 2004 in Vancouver, Canada.
Chris Barlow
I remember Catherine in our school band. I think she played the clarinet and I remember her as a very competent musician with the above mentioned 'passion' for music. But what I remember most about her was her beautiful smile and gentle manner. Just a really nice person.Phil Read
Yup, I remember her as well from the school band. While I struggled to blow high notes from that twisted piece of tin called a trumpet, Catherine was a smooth effortless clarinet player. I can't believe how far she excelled in the musical field. Looking back, she was a nice quiet girl, really sweet, the type us guys would overlook. What a mistake.RIP Cathy
Phil