John Grew to be invested into the Order of Canada on Friday, February 12

Professor Emeritus John Grew, former Dean of Music, will be invested into the Order of Canada on Friday, February 12th 2016 in a ceremony at Rideau Hall. The ceremony, which begins at 10:30am EST, will be webcast live from the Governor General of Canada's website. A webcast link will be available on their homepage before 10:30am on Friday.

John Grew was named a Member of the Order for ‘bringing new vitality to organ music in Canada as a performer and educator’. He has been a leading figure in the revival of mechanical-action pipe organs such as the French classical organ housed in Redpath Hall, and he was a founder of the Early Music program at McGill. He was appointed to the Order of Canada in December 2014, along with alumni Jens Lindemann (BMus’88) and Faculty Advisory Board Member Joan Ivory (BA’54).