Got up today feeling really good from the final Music on the Meduxnekeag last night. A nice crowd and a fabulous mix of musicians. Plus there's something really special about playing out in the woods with no power. Warms my little New Brunswick heart.
Then I read that the director of the Canadian Opera Company, Richard Bradshaw, died suddenly of heart failure. He was 63. This man was a real architect for the arts in Canada. He basically was a one-man army who spoke very passionately about the potential for Canada to be a world leader in the arts.
From CBC: http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2007/08/16/richard-bradshaw-obit.html
True visionaries, who are not cowed by criticism and doubt, exist very rarely and it will be along time before Canada has another like him.
