Abstracts
Abstract
This article investigates the role of Annie York Secord, an affluent woman from Edmonton’s early settlement, in developing the community’s music culture. Her journals and appearances in local newspapers between 1890 and 1920 reveal the financial conditions and personal motivations that led her to foster musical culture through fundraising, attending concerts, supporting music education, and hosting events. This substantial work was often overlooked as “personal service,” contrasting the public city-building of Edmonton’s pioneering men. In studying Annie, this article acknowledges the contribution of wealthy women in cultivating musical culture in prairie settlements, the status-seeking that underlies these contributions, and the ethical questions behind the material conditions that allowed for the development of a music culture.
Keywords:
- Early Edmonton,
- Gender,
- Female Patronage,
- City-Building,
- Music Culture
Résumé
Cet article étudie le rôle d’Annie York Secord, une femme aisée de la première colonie d’Edmonton, dans le développement de la culture musicale de la communauté. Ses journaux et ses apparitions dans les journaux locaux entre 1890 et 1920 révèlent les conditions financières et les motivations personnelles qui l’ont amenée à favoriser la culture musicale en recueillant des fonds, en assistant à des concerts, en soutenant l’enseignement de la musique et en organisant des événements. Ce travail considérable a souvent été négligé en tant que « service personnel », ce qui contraste avec l’édification publique de la ville par les pionniers d’Edmonton. En étudiant Annie, cet article reconnaît la contribution des femmes riches à la culture musicale dans les colonies des Prairies, la recherche de statut qui sous-tend ces contributions et les questions éthiques qui sous-tendent les conditions matérielles qui ont permis le développement d’une culture musicale.
Mots-clés :
- Edmonton ancienne,
- genre,
- mécénat féminin,
- construction de la ville,
- culture musicale
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