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"Oscar's Corner" is at the corner of Elgin Street at the Mackenzie King Bridge in downtown Ottawa. The sculpture is located at the south west corner of the National Arts Centre. Oscar (Emmanuel) Peterson, pianist, singer, composer, born in Montreal, Quebec on 15 Aug 1925, died in Mississauga, Ontario on 23 Dec 2007. Duke Ellington once called Oscar Peterson "the maharajah of the keyboard." As a testament to Oscar's high regard as a citizen and musician the sculpture was unveiled by Queen Elizabeth II on June 30th, 2010 Canada's cultural scene was in the spotlight the weekend of September 25 and 26 when this panorama was created. The country celebrated the first La Fête de la culture, Culture Days nationally. Towns and cities across the land feature local and national arts and culture through theatre, dance, music and art. It was fitting that my submission featured one of Canada's greatest musicians. Few jazz musicians would be recorded more extensively; few if any Canadian musicians would enjoy as comparably high an international profile. Other notable Canadian jazz musicians followed in Oscar's international acclaim including; Paul Bley, Moe Koffman, Holly Cole, Oliver Jones, Maynard Ferguson and Diana Krall. Oscar Peterson performing "Hymn to Freedom" on YouTube Hymn to Freedom When every heart joins every heart And together yearns for liberty That's when we'll be free When every hand joins every hand And together moulds our destiny That's when we'll be free Any hour any day The time soon will come When men will live in dignity That's when we'll be free When every man joins in our song And together singing harmony That's when we'll be free Oscar Peterson's web site Photographs of Oscar's Corner on Ottawa Panoramas Oscar's Corner on Ottawa Panoramas More about Oscar's Life and Times
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