Steven, whose work "Pages of Solitary Delights" (winner of the 1987 Juno Award for Classical Composition of the Year) was written for Ms. Forrester. From 1983-88 she served as Chair of the Canada Council. In 1986, she co-authored her autobiography, Out of Character (), with journalist Marci McDonald. Death Maureen Forrester died on June 16, 2010, aged 79, in Toronto, after a long battle with dementia. She was predeceased by Eugene Kash, her former husband, whom she had divorced in 1974, and who died in 2004. She was survived by her five children. Honours In 1967, Forrester was made a Companion of the Order of Canada. In 1969, Forrester received an honorary doctorate from Sir George Williams University, one of Concordia University's founding institutions. On April 8, 1969, Forrester was chosen to sing the Canadian national anthem at the first Montreal Expos regular-season baseball game, at Shea Stadium in New York City. In 1979, Forrester received the Loyola Medal from Concordia University. In 1980, Forrester received the diplôme d'honneur from the Canadian Conference of the Arts In 1983, Forrester was awarded Yale University's Sanford Medal. From 1986-90, Maureen Forrester was Chancellor of Wilfrid Laurier University; the University's recital hall is named in her honour. In 1990, Forrester was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame (aka Juno Hall of Fame). In 1995, Forrester received a Governor General's Performing Arts Award. In 2000, Forrester received a star on Canada's Walk of Fame. In 2003, Forrester was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec. In 2004, Forrester became a MasterWorks honouree by the Audio-Visual Preservation Trust of Canada. See also Music of Canada Canadian Music Hall of Fame References External links AVTrust.ca - Maureen Forrester (video clip) Discography, galarecords.ca Interview with Maureen Forrester, November 21, 1988 The Adventures of Tintin on IMDb 1930 births 2010 deaths Canadian contraltos Canadian people of Irish descent Canadian people of Scottish descent Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductees Canadian university and college chancellors Companions of the Order of Canada Members of the Order of Ontario Operatic contraltos Officers of the National Order of Quebec Singers from Montreal Musicians from Toronto Anglophone Quebec people Fellows of the Royal Conservatory of Music Jewish Canadian musicians Converts to Judaism Deaths from dementia in Canada Canadian women academics Women academic administrators Governor General's Performing Arts Award winners Canadian academic administrators 20th-century Canadian women opera singers