{"id":76736,"date":"2022-08-25T11:30:49","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T15:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=76736"},"modified":"2022-08-26T10:52:05","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T14:52:05","slug":"memoriam-canadian-tenor-donald-bartle-dies-91","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2022\/08\/25\/memoriam-canadian-tenor-donald-bartle-dies-91\/","title":{"rendered":"IN MEMORIAM | Canadian Tenor Donald Bartle Dies At 91"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_76737\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-76737\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-76737\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Donald-Bartle-RIP.jpg\" alt=\"L-R: Sheet musc by Siggy Nowak (CC0C\/Pixabay); Donald Bartle (Photo: Maura McGroarty)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-76737\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">L-R: Sheet music by Siggy Nowak (CC0C\/Pixabay); Donald Bartle (Photo: Maura McGroarty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tenor Donald Bartle has died at age 91. During a 50-year career in choral music, he sang with many of Canada\u2019s premier choral ensembles.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Bartle, B.A., M.Ed., A.R.C.T. sang with both Elmer Iseler and Lydia Adams in the Elmer Iseler Singers. He was a founding member of the ensemble\u2019s precursor, the Festival Singers of Canada, established in 1954 by Elmer Iseler under the name Festival Singers of Toronto.<\/p>\n<p>Bartle performs as a soloist on their recording <em>Ten Centuries Concerts: Gould, Schumann and Beckwith<\/em>, recorded in March 1966 at the University of Toronto, and broadcast a few days later.<\/p>\n<p>His work is also recorded in the compilation <em>Beckwith, J.: Canadian Composers Portraits<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qwvvTs8ZkcI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>The Elmer Iseler Singers issued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elmeriselersingers.com\/media\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a statement of condolences<\/a> for \u201cour dear friend and colleague, Donald Bartle\u201d. Bartle was the first recipient of an Elmer Iseler Singers\u2019 Honorary Life Membership.<\/p>\n<p>Bartlet and his older brother both sang in choirs growing up in Windsor, Ontario. The family moved to Toronto, where both siblings sang at St. Simon&#8217;s Anglican Church. As he went through school, he divided his time between sports and music. Despite the competition for his attention, Bartlet&#8217;s contributions to choral music in Toronto are notable.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Studied and received his A.R.C.T. at the Royal Conservatory of Music;<\/li>\n<li>A member of the Canadian Opera Company from 1956 to 1960;<\/li>\n<li>He sang with the Carl Tapscott Singers;<\/li>\n<li>A 30-year member of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, noted for his turn as the Evangelist in Bach&#8217;s <em>St. Matthew Passion<\/em>, and for the tenor solos in Handel&#8217;s <em>Messiah<\/em>;<\/li>\n<li>He joined the Elmer Iseler Singers in 1989, receiving the Lifetime Honorary Membership in 2000;<\/li>\n<li>The tenor soloist in churches across the city, including Metropolitan United, St. James Cathedral, St. Paul&#8217;s Bloor Street, St. Paul&#8217;s Anglican, among others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Don was also known for his support of the Toronto Children\u2019s Chorus, founded by his wife Jean, who also served as Artistic Director.<\/p>\n<p>Rest in peace.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"western\"><em><b>#LUDWIGVAN<\/b><\/em><\/h3>\n<p class=\"western\"><em>Get the daily arts news straight to your inbox.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"western\"><em>Sign up for the Ludwig van Daily \u2014 classical music and opera in five minutes or less <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/ludwig-van.us9.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=4f785cb3f9058f2393ccad035&amp;id=57cdb68eac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>HERE<\/em><\/a>.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tenor Donald Bartle has died at age 91. 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