classical music in Canada
by: heather vaughn, miranda bradshaw, and ricky bass
ben heppner
This is Ben Heppner. Ben Heppner was born on January 14, 1956 and is now 63 years old! Ben is a tenor and began his musical studies at the University of British Columbia School of Music and also studied music in Toronto. Ben first gained national attention in 1979 when he became the winner of the Canadian Broadcasting Company Talent Festival!
what did Ben's music sound like?
This is an example of a piece of work that Ben created!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_V46DzITT8
cool facts about Ben!!
- Ben is from Murrayville, Langley Township, Canada
- Ben did not grow up with musicians in his family. His father worked out in a barn and out in fields and his mother worked around the house.
- Ben has a wife and three kids. His kids are now adults and have children of their own, which made Ben a proud grandfather of five kids!
- Ben once thought about being a firefighter or cop, but then changed his mind and wanted to be a minister but then he went to school and realized he didn't want to be a minister and he wanted to be a high school music teacher.
- Ben announced his retirement of singing in 2014 :(
what is classical music?
Classical music is serious or conventional music following long-established principles rather than a folk, jazz, or popular tradition.