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Monday’s Christmas Radio starts us off with a work by Canadian Healey Willan. When the Order of Canada was established in 1967, it named Willan a Companion, and he became the first church musician to be so honoured. In 1921 he became precentor of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene (Toronto) and remained there until his death. St. Mary Magdalene's, under Willan, became a North American mecca for choral and Anglican church musicians. In 1934 he founded the Tudor Singers, and Willan was one of the first Canadian musicians to appear on a Canadian postage stamp. Pro Coro Canada regularly performs music by the "Dean of Canadian composers" and today’ selection is from the Christmas at the Winspear Centre concert in 2012.
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