Leonard Cohen Awarded the Ninth Glenn Gould Prize

[Roy]

No word yet on a date for the ceremony.

[bridger15]

May 2012
LEONARD COHEN to receive the GLENN GOULD PRIZE (Toronto) Major Toronto Commemorative Concert hosted by The Glenn Gould Foundation

http://www.glenngould.com/

The Glenn Gould Foundation Presents

The Ninth Glenn Gould Prize Gala Concert
Celebrating Leonard Cohen

Gala events to be announced on Tuesday, April 10

On Tuesday, April 10, The Glenn Gould Foundation will announce the Gala Concert date and amazing artist line-up honouring Ninth Glenn Gould Prize Laureate, Leonard Cohen!

Event of the Year

At a special evening in one of Toronto's most historic venues, Leonard Cohen will receive his Glenn Gould Prize and announce the City of Toronto Glenn Gould Protégé Prize winner. A stellar line-up of musical stars and honourary speakers will take to the stage to salute Leonard Cohen's lifetime achievements in music and poetry.

Prior to the Gala Concert, there will be an exclusive Gala Dinner to honour Leonard Cohen and benefit the Foundation. Leonard Cohen will attend this dinner event.

Watch ... our home page, Facebook and Twitter on Tuesday, April 10.

info@glenngould.ca
416.962.6200

I just hope the CBC is there in May. They are very fast at uploading their clips.

---Arlene

Edit: Stephen Fry narrated an outstanding video about the Glenn Gould Prize which features Leonard Cohen starting at 3.56
http://vimeo.com/31394693

[MaryB]

Stephen Fry, "One candidate stood out above the rest." This is rich. Thanks for the link Arlene!

[jarkko]

Marie and I will have good news next week for our members about the festivities !

[mutti]

Oh this is fantastic news Jarkko! I have been wondering when this wonderful award and honour would be presented!
Sounds very exciting!
Leslie

[B4real]

Thanks Arlene for that update and Jarkko for the "good news" to come!

Oh, we do live in interesting times at the moment!

[Winnaar58]

Wonderful news Arlene and thank you for sharing!

[tina]

Thanks a lot for sharing those informations!
Great news!

[basecamp]

Marie and I will have good news next week for our members about the festivities !

Thanks for sharing, Arlene! Looking forward to the good news, Jarkko!
Cheers!
- Hans

[Cate]

That's exciting!

Thank you Arlene especially for including the video. It gave me such a warm feeling; though it's not my place I felt a pang of pride. Love the idea of the artists going to the street with Leonard's music. I also really like the poetry in schools aspect; my introduction to Leonard was via a grade 10 English teacher.

[ladydi]

This is thrilling news! We all knew it was coming, but not an approximate date. Looking forward to more on April 10th. Thanks Arlene for sharing with us, and thanks in advance to Jarkko and Marie for what may be interesting information to follow. Historical venue? As a former Torontonian I am definitely curious.

Cate, when I was in grade 10, Leonard wasn't too well known yet, but I had such a great English teacher that I'm sure he would have introduced us all to LC too!

[bridger15]

Historical venue? As a former Torontonian I am definitely curious.

Same here, Diana. One Historical concert venue springs to mind: Massey Hall.
And another: Eaton Auditorium,
---Arlene

[jarkko]

Massey Hall. A press release with all details coming next Tuesday.

[icecreamtruck]

Very exciting! My hometown. I don't know how a guy like me could get into that kind of thing though....

[bridger15]

Massey Hall. A press release with all details coming next Tuesday.