Melvyn Cann
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Busker off to Brazil
Gisborne’s beloved busker, Melvyn Cann, who was recently honoured by the Melbourne Composers League, has received another distinction. He is off to Brasiliá to a performance of the Orchestra of Claudio Santoro, formerly The Brazilian National Orchestra. Melvyn is one of two local composers selected to write works for this orchestra. He has been acting…
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Busker honoured
Well-known Gisborne busking identity, Melvyn Cann, has been honoured in a ceremony at an Elbow Room Concert of the Melbourne Composers League. In its citation, the league celebrates his lifetime devotion to music performance and composition and to his honouring music as a higher calling. Melvyn won local hearts during Covid lockdowns when, miraculously, he…