In my capacity as the person who books groups for the McMichael Gallery, I have had the pleasure of booking many performers over the years. When I first started, I booked Glen and Edith Gardiner and their proteges. Little did I know the history behind this pair of musicians. Today, the Globe and Mail had an obituary for Glen Gardiner who passed away shortly before Christmas. I did not know that he was in a prisoner of war camp, the one that built the tunnels for the Great Escape. Also did not know Glen Gardiner's history as an opera singer and teacher at the Royal Conservatory of Music. Amazing how much we do not know about others and how modest some people are.
Judging from the way that Edith spoke about Glen, theirs was a loving match that lasted 65 years. What a love story!
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