Louise Lemire-Elmore will be honoured in song this week.
The Victoria Philharmonic Choir and Music Director Peter Butterfield will be dedicating the Saturday, June 9 performance of J.S. BachB次元官网网址檚 Mass In B Minor with orchestra to Lemire-Elmore, a founding member of the choir, who was found dead in Sooke on May 30.
B次元官网网址淭he tragic accident B次元官网网址� was a profound shock to the members of the Victoria Philharmonic Choir,B次元官网网址� said Joan Athey. B次元官网网址淟ouise was a founding member, founding donor, a board member and a mainstay in the alto section.B次元官网网址�
A graduate of St. AnnB次元官网网址檚 Academy in 1963, Lemire-Elmore majored in Music and English at the University of Toronto and taught for a number of years in Toronto elementary schools, specializing in childrenB次元官网网址檚 choirs.
After returning to Victoria with her family in 1981, she served as church organist and continued to enjoy singing in larger choirs.
The police investigation into Lemire-ElmoreB次元官网网址檚 death is ongoing. Canadian Coast Guard Search and Rescue divers recovered her remains from her car which was found just below the surface in the ocean near her Sooke home. Tire marks indicated she drove off the driveway near her waterfront property, over the rocky embankment and beach and into the ocean.
B次元官网网址淟ouiseB次元官网网址檚 life has always been one of nurturing, educating, and making the world more beautiful, whether she was singing, running a fundraiser or creating wonderful food for hungry choristers after a concert,B次元官网网址� said choir member Sherry LePage. B次元官网网址淭he Victoria Philharmonic Choir was very dear to LouiseB次元官网网址檚 heart, and she has many friends among the singers who will miss her and her rich alto voice terribly.B次元官网网址�
The concert in her memory is at 8 p.m. at the First Metropolitan United Church, 932 Balmoral Rd. Visit www.vpchoir.ca. for more information. Tickets are available at MunroB次元官网网址檚, IvyB次元官网网址檚 and Tanner bookstores and Long and McQuade.
B次元官网网址淐horisters are expressing a deep desire to honour LouiseB次元官网网址檚 commitment to excellence by singing this beautiful Mass to the very best of our ability,B次元官网网址� said LePage.
- with files from Sharron Ho
