John Arpin at the 1990 Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival in Sedalia, Missouri
Born
(1936-12-03)3 December 1936 Port McNicoll, Ontario, Canada
Died
8 November 2007(2007-11-08) (aged 70) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation
Canadian composer, recording artist and entertainer, ragtime pianist.
Education
University of Toronto
John Francis Oscar Arpin (3 December 1936 – 8 November 2007)[1] was a Canadian composer, recording artist and entertainer, best known for his work as a virtuoso ragtime pianist.
Born in Port McNicoll, Ontario Arpin studied piano at The Royal Conservatory of Music, earning his ARCT diploma in 1953.[2] He also studied at the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto.
Arpin performed and toured widely. He died 8 November 2007 in Toronto, Ontario.
^"Pianist was 'Chopin of ragtime'". Ottawa Citizen. 10 November 2007. Archived from the original on 25 November 2007. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
^King, Betty Nygaard. "John Arpin". Encyclopedia of Music in Canada.
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