Member Pages G-J

Narrative, fiction, short stories and personal essays

I was born and raised in Vancouver, BC, in the days when it was easy to cross the Lions Gate Bridge at any time of day, and the Pacific was clean, sparkling and superb for swimming! After high school graduation I pursued my musical studies at the University of Toronto, graduating in 1963 with an Artist Diploma. I immediately headed to NYC where I studied piano for two amazing years. Following a glorious summer at the Yale Summer School of Art and Music I entered Yale University as a graduate student (MM 1970, DMA 1975), then lived in California for 5 years where I taught music at Whittier College. In 2003 I was appointed Professor Emeritus of Music at Mount Allison University where I taught from 1975 to 2001 -- piano majors, chamber music, collaborative piano, Keyboard History and Literature, and a course of my own design entitled "Sonic Explorations" which centred on the meditative practice of Deep Listening.

My recitals of solo and collaborative piano music have been presented across Canada, in the United States, and in Europe. I have always championed the performance of new music. On November 9, 2009, during the Canadian Music Centre’s 50th Anniversary Celebrations at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, I was honoured as one of 50 Ambassadors of Canadian music.

These lifetime achievement awards were given to outstanding Canadian performers and conductors who have played exceptional roles in shaping the Canadian music scene and raised the profile of Canadian music. During the past three years I have enjoyed teaching Music Appreciation to enthusiastic seniors at the Tantramar Seniors’ College in Sackville.

Composing music and writing words have been a life-long joy. I am presently writing a book which, while grounded in reality, is inspired by the mystery and magic of a dog named Rita Mae, as well as by the natural phenomenon and associated mythologies of New Brunswick's Reversing Falls.

I spend my days painting, sculpting and printmaking with a little guitar and piano thrown in. Oh yeah, and writing too. Won the Atlantic Writers Contest, short listed for the CBC Literary Awards 2008, third place and honourable mention WFNB literary competition.

I am a hobby writer who dabbles in poetry, short stories and song lyrics. I have also written articles for business magazines and completed a Church History for a local church. It continues to be an enjoyable pasttime.

Writing is still a hobby for me. I have a regular
job but like most members I expect, I love to write as often as I can.

My other main interests are reading, woodworking,
family and friends and outdoor activities.

I look forward to my first publication.

ROSI JORY likes to cook with words, pastels and flour. She taught German at UNBSJ from 1965 - 1997. Together with her students she developed a visual language learning system (Picto-Coding), published SAINT JOHN N.B. – TIMES FOUR, 1989,   (local illustrated history in English, French, German, Spanish), and - a year later - created UNBSJ's annual $ 1 000.00  SAINT JOHN N.B. - TIMES FOUR scholarship, whose Board of Four, consisting of 2 mature students + 2 community members, from 1990-2005,  awarded 20 scholarships. She curated exhibits for the LITTLE GALLERY, served on the Board of the Writers Federation of New Brunswick (WFNB), and founded the Saint John Writers group. Sometimes she wins prizes or
can be heard on CBC. She likes her work in public places and also on the net.