Commemorative Violins Donated to the School of Music
Two eighteenth-century Neapolitan violins, made by Alessandro Gagliano and his grandson Ferdinand Gagliano, were donated to UBC by Mary Tierney shortly before her passing in 2007. Mary was a violinist with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra for forty-six years (1943-1989), and wished to pass on these violins, in memory of her sister, Kathleen, to the UBC School of Music for students to use as they prepare for recitals. The School will feature the violins annually in the Mary and Kathleen Tierney Memorial Concert.
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