{"id":65556,"date":"2019-12-17T16:13:02","date_gmt":"2019-12-17T21:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=65556"},"modified":"2019-12-20T08:55:21","modified_gmt":"2019-12-20T13:55:21","slug":"memoriam-toronto-conductor-composer-errol-gay-died","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2019\/12\/17\/memoriam-toronto-conductor-composer-errol-gay-died\/","title":{"rendered":"IN MEMORIAM | Toronto Conductor And Composer Errol Gay Has Died"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_65557\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65557\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-65557\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/In_memoriam_-_Errol_Gay_.jpg\" alt=\"Composer and musician Errol Gay has died\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/In_memoriam_-_Errol_Gay_.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/In_memoriam_-_Errol_Gay_-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/In_memoriam_-_Errol_Gay_-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/In_memoriam_-_Errol_Gay_-1024x536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-65557\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Composer and musician Errol Gay has died<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After a five-year battle with ALS, conductor, composer and musician Errol Gay has died, Friday, December 13, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Gay was an important figure in Canada\u2019s tight-knit classical music community, and was particularly known for his children\u2019s operas with the Canadian Children\u2019s Opera Company (CCOC), including<em> A Dickens of a Christmas<\/em>, <em>Alice in Wonderland<\/em>, and <em>Laura\u2019s Cow<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-vimeo\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/117723483\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Between 1970-76, Gay served as conductor and chorus master with the Canadian Opera Company. He was also a popular guest conductor throughout Canada, including the Charlottetown Festival, and the Hart House Orchestra at the University of Toronto.<\/p>\n<p>In 2002, Gay began his tenure as conductor of Orchestra Toronto until conductor Danielle Lisboa replaced him in 2007-8. He also served as librarian of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra for 24 years.<\/p>\n<p>Errol Gay was married to Ann Cooper Gay (opera singer, conductor, musician and formerly the Artistic Director of the Canadian Children\u2019s Opera Company, 2000-2015), and leaves behind two daughters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-65559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/John_terauds-Errol-gay-Dec_17-2019.jpg\" alt=\"John Terauds reacts to Errol Gay's death\" width=\"1200\" height=\"738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/John_terauds-Errol-gay-Dec_17-2019.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/John_terauds-Errol-gay-Dec_17-2019-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/John_terauds-Errol-gay-Dec_17-2019-768x472.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/John_terauds-Errol-gay-Dec_17-2019-1024x630.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-65560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Paul-Williamson-errol-gay-dec-14-2019.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Willamson reacts to Errol Gay's death\" width=\"1200\" height=\"852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Paul-Williamson-errol-gay-dec-14-2019.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Paul-Williamson-errol-gay-dec-14-2019-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Paul-Williamson-errol-gay-dec-14-2019-768x545.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Paul-Williamson-errol-gay-dec-14-2019-1024x727.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-65561\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Dina_Shikhman-Errol-Gay-Dec-15-2019.jpg\" alt=\"Dina Schikhman reacts to Errol Gay's death\" width=\"1200\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Dina_Shikhman-Errol-Gay-Dec-15-2019.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Dina_Shikhman-Errol-Gay-Dec-15-2019-300x108.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Dina_Shikhman-Errol-Gay-Dec-15-2019-768x275.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/Dina_Shikhman-Errol-Gay-Dec-15-2019-1024x367.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>[Update: Dec .20, 2019. 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