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LETTER: Saanich musician has promising future

The headline “ Busker goes from bus rides to the recording studio ” in the Aug. 25 Saanich News suggests that the performer started with juggling and light comedy. Esther-Ruth Teel is a highly trained musician who found a way to earn money from her skills.
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The headline “Busker goes from bus rides to the recording studio” in the Aug. 25 Saanich News suggests that the performer started with juggling and light comedy. Esther-Ruth Teel is a highly trained musician who found a way to earn money from her skills.

The U.S. Army used to have a base near Hamburg, Germany. Bar owners realized they could get American soldiers to buy drinks if they had a band performing in English. One club in Hamburg hired some young musicians from Liverpool, including John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison. The gig was cut short when Harrison was kicked out because he was too young to be allowed in any bar — he was 17!

Esther-Ruth has performed with high level choirs in Victoria, including Vox Humana. The choral director Brian Wismath invited Esther-Ruth to guest conduct during a rehearsal of the Victoria Choral Society. The Beatles went on to produce some of the best songs of the 20th century. You would provoke a smile if you called them “the Hamburg night club band.” Let’s look forward to following Esther Ruth’s career.

Robert Shepherd

Saanich