Canadian opera icon Mary Morrison turns 100 | The Moment

Joyful week-long celebration of Mary Morrison on the occasion of her 100th birthday. We had a concert honoring the legacy of Mary Morrison, a beloved soprano and voice teacher at the University of Toronto. It started with bagpipes. I performed a song called Where Does That Singing Start? by Iranian-Canadian composer, Iman Habibi, written specifically with her in mind. It was emotional. Mary was my singing teacher for about a decade. She's just such a welcoming and warm person and deeply cares about her students. Mary was responsible for the premieres of so many Canadian works throughout her career. There's a lot to learn from someone who's 100 years old, but nobody is quite like Mary Morrison. No kidding, these birthday celebrations are lasting a week, and so they should. And apart from her extraordinary voice, and yes, she is still teaching, it is the way she lifts other performers and champions composers that makes her a treasure.