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Music director retires with a song
Music director retires with a song

Music director retires with a song

Date6/1/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: Music director retires with a song. A concert was held last night in St. James Cathedral at King and Church Sts. to honor Keith Bissell on his retirement after 21 years as co-ordinator of music for Scarborough Board of Education. Bissell and Edgar Hanson conducted various groups and choirs at concert. Here; Bissell goes over songs to be sung by choir of St. Simon's Anglican Church with some members. From left: John Maxwell; 10; Archie Lee; 9; Yves Abel; 13; Mathew Medland; 11; and John Griffith; 11.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0100391F
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