While Dad ordinarily paid 5.00 a lesson with Mrs. Alice Weir, for his vocal and choral lessons, when it came around to festival time, particular to three festivals in Saskatoon, Mrs. Weir got Madame Helen Davis Sherry of the University of Saskatchewan to coach Dad. He one four little scholarships that amounted to 125.00 in prize money.
The Saskatchewan archives hold a studio portrait of Madame Sherry, well-known Saskatoon singer, examiner and vocal teacher. Helen Davies Sherry taught singing for many years as well as voice and music at the Saskatoon Normal School. She was the director of the Knox United Church choir for 30 years. Madame Sherry died in February 1964.
I’ve been listening to this piece and it is some kind of treasure! Love it!
These are photographs of my father’s music, Where E’er You Walk by Georg Friedrich Händel.