Abner S. Martin

1934 - 2018  (84 years)

• Name	Abner S. Martin
  Born	7 Oct 1934	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	story, honoured, music
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-188172
  Died	23 Nov 2018
  Person ID	I188172	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Annanias S. Martin,   b. 13 Oct 1894, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Feb 1978, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Susanna Steckle,   b. 3 Sep 1895, Stanley Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jul 1966, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Married	26 Feb 1926	, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F5686	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Shirley Lorraine Jantzi
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F53347	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Menno Singers founder Abner Martin remembered for lasting impact on community by Johanna Weidner Waterloo Region Record Waterloo - The founder of the Menno Singers and Mennonite Mass Choir has passed away. Abner Martin, of Waterloo, died on Friday. He was 84. Martin was the founding artistic director of Menno Singers in 1955 and conductor for 20 years. He was a leader for excellence in choral music in this community, at a time when there was no concert hall or standing choirs performing challenging choral works. "I think he was a pioneer," said his daughter, Stephanie Martin. Martin founded the Menno Singers when he was 20, spurred by his vision for a choir dedicated to quality choral and sacred music. In 1974, he was behind the formation of the Mennonite Mass Choir. A tribute posted on the Menno Singers' website Saturday included a quote from Martin about the "great bond of unity" found in choral music: "I wish that everyone could experience the unique joy of singing in a highly disciplined choir. Singing in a group is all about immersing one's self into the community of singers." Martin directed both choirs until his retirement in 1979, when the Menno Singers established the Abner Martin Music Scholarship, awarded annually to a deserving university music student from Ontario. Martin was inducted into the Waterloo Region Hall of Fame in 2017. His daughter said he was pleased to be recognized, although he was always modest about his accomplishments. The award biography starts with an intriguing dichotomy: "There are two sides to Abner Martin \emdash choral musician and cattleman." Martin bought a dairy farm in Perth County in the early 1970s, after leaving his teaching position at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, due to health issues. He was proud of his herd of prize-winning Charolais and Holstein cattle..... Weidner, J. (2018). Menno Singers founder Abner Martin remembered for lasting impact on community. TheRecord.com. Retrieved 26 November 2018, from https://www.therecord.com/news-story/9050061-menno-singers-founder-abner-martin-remembered-for-lasting-impact-on-community/

  
  

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  Born - 7 Oct 1934 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth