Dear Friends &#; The Elmer Iseler Singers and conductor Lydia Adams join with people the world over in paying tribute to songwriter Leon Dubinsky, who died in Cape Breton on Tuesday, January 17th,
Leon Dubinsky is perhaps best known as the writer of the iconic song, ‘We Rise Again’, synonymous with the resilience of the people of Cape Breton Island to face life&#;s difficulties and loss. &#;We Rise Again’ touches a universal chord in people’s hearts, and has inspired generations of people worldwide to keep moving forward and to stay strong in spite of hardships and challenges. It is an uplifting work that gives people hope for the future. The Elmer Iseler Singers have been honoured to sing ‘We Rise Again’ in every part of Canada where we have toured: East, West and North. Leon’s words and music have brought inspiration, hope and light to many thousands of audience members and singers around the world.
The Elmer Iseler Singers send our deepest condolences to Leon’s family and his many, many friends and colleagues.
Thank you, Leon. We are forever grateful.
The Elmer Iseler Singers, conductor Lydia Adams and pianist Shawn Grenke are joined by choirs from across
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Leon Dubinsky
January 25,
-by John Gillis
Leon Dubinsky, musician, songwriter, composer, and actor passed away on Tuesday, January 17th, at the age of
The composer of the so-called unofficial anthem of Cape Breton, Rise Again, he is often remembered as a family man and a man of music, wit, and humour.
Dubinsky came from a Jewish family in Sydney that were very musical. He was born in Sydney in , grew up in Sydney, and spent much of his life living there and in Englishtown.
Leon was also key in the development of such stage shows and musical revues which were
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Leon Dubinsky
Leon Dubinsky is a Canadian actor, theatre director and composer from Sydney, Nova Scotia.
He first became prominent in music with the regional touring band Buddy and the Boys in the s and s, and launched an annual musical stage revue, The Rise and Follies of Cape Breton, in the early s. A song from that show, "Rise Again", became a Canadian pop music standard when the folk music group The Rankin Family recorded it for their album North Country; their version was a cross-format hit, reaching the Top 20 on Canada's RPM pop and adult contemporary charts and the Top 40 on the magazine's country charts. The song was also later performed and recorded by Rita MacNeil and Anne Murray.
Another musical revue by Dubinsky, the Cape Breton Summertime Revue, toured even more extensively across Canada in the s. In , Dubinsky won the Stompin' Tom Connors Award from the East Coast Music Awards in honour of his contributions to the region's musical culture.
As an actor, Dubinsky is associated primarily with regional stage productions in the Maritime Provinces, including with The Mulgrave Road Co-op, Theatre Antigonish, Theatre PEI, and Factory Lab Theatre. He appeared
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